Maggiemcneill

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• Spelling Optional

  

  Have schools just completely given up teaching kids to spell?  Because it seems that nowadays, people coining neologisms just spell them any way they feel like... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Where Are They Now?

  

  In my early essay “Marilyn“, I explained that “because of the use of stage names, the discretion inherent in our profession, the mania for privacy forced upon u... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Sex Worker Rights Day 2021

  

  Our cause…isn’t just ours after all, but rather a vital part of the rights of all individuals to control their own voices, bodies, and lives without the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #557

  

  When I heard the chicks had arrived at our local Tractor Supply store, I pulled my chick gear out ofthe storage closet and got everything ready, including... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Endangered Species

  

  In the late Oughts, while we were building our house in Oklahoma, I received a phone call from a scientist who worked in wildlife conservation for the state. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #556

  

  Please don’t kill me. Please don’t kill me. – Angelo Quinto, last wordsSome weeks I find a video worth sharing in the same way as I find other links, and some... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1116)

  

  The Constitution…also prohibits the government from using its immense authority to coerce private actors into censoring on its behalf. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Staunch Supporters

  

  A few days ago I got a new subscriber at the top level, and it made me realize that it’s been too long since I thanked all of you for your support. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue #92

  

  Those who foolishly insist on viewing the world through the filter of dogma are blind to everything that dogma will not admit, even when the truth lies right... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1115)

  

  Give this man his money. – Judge Christine UnderwoodProfit from Panic A pandemic can’t stop opportunists from wringing every penny they can from this hysteria... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #556

  

  When Annie first arrived, it took her a while to fit in; Trip would crowd her away from the food, and since there were no cats at Winnie’s she wasn’t quite... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Leah

  

  I recently saw this young woman’s story on Twitter, and immediately asked if she would be willing to retell it in a guest column; even most people who support... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #555

  

  I think someone stole my chicken. – Thomas RamseyThis week’s video is probably the best-known composition by jazz great Chick Corea, who died late last week. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1114)

  

  When will we begin viewing women as human beings capable of making decisions for themselves? – Neha ChoudharyAll-Purpose ExcuseIn the West, “trafficking”... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Ask Maggie, Volume II

  

  At last, Ask Maggie, Volume II is available for purchase! I was finished with the text back in October, and even uploaded it and assigned a release date;... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #555

  

  I’m glad I was out at Sunset for this snowstorm (the deepest Seattle has seen since 1969, though not as severe out here on the coast), because as I’ve observed... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1113)

  

  If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then it will protect all of you. Because I’m the worst. – Larry FlyntR.I.P. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #554

  

  I can’t breathe. – Rilee PeetMary Wilson of the Supremes died last week; I’ve selected this TV video from 1969 because it begins with a solo by her.  The links... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Valentine’s Day 2021

  

  As longtime readers know, Valentine’s Day is my least favorite of holidays, and I’m not particularly fond of the typical iconography associated with it, either... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1112)

  

  How disconnected from reality are [censorious] Senators? – Mike MasnickIf Men Were Angels Is a “small group leader” the same as a “youth pastor”? Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2021 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY