Storytelling as Resistance: The Power of Our Words
by Jenny S. You know me as Jenny in Pat’s Fem Friday’s. He’s asked me…
Why We Need Indie Bookstores to Resist & Hope!
How have used and indie bookstores survived the winds of change? Do they matter? What…
Twenty Eight Days of Friendship and Top Three
All the rest have thirty-one, except February, twenty-eight days clear. It is the shortest month…
How to Celebrate National Retro Day
Happy National Retro Day! We talk about healthy and unhealthy nostalgia at Gen X Watch…
Performative Allyship While High On Memes
What is Performative Allyship? Are memes harmless escape or is there a dark side? How…
You Need Better Friends! Being There
“You need better friends! I’ll be there.” That is what she said to me. It…
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Who Are You? What is Gen X Watch?
Can a moment in a car with a friend shape your sense of self? What does this have to do with defining Gen X Watch? What is GenX watch and what can it be and how can you help define it? In 1987 I was driving a friend home from an Alateen meeting. Alateen was…
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The Watch That Changed the World
A watch changed my world view. How does a day at the mall in 1986 affect diversity, acceptance, and counter profiling? What happens when judgement and acceptance clash in the heart of a teenager? Can all of this inspire a lifelong passion and inspire change? Love At First Sight In January of ’86 I had…