Issue #12

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The Song of Purple Summer

By sitting in an audience we become submerged into the consciousness of the show. We go into the hearts of these characters that are placed before us. We might not always agree with them, but we also might get the chance to see our lives played out on stage. But, with every word they speak, a dialogue is being created for people.
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Seeing Past the Surface

Is it a feeling or an expectation? Take me back to 1950 and you would find me up against a wall or in the back of a cop car because I am a white woman who loves a black man. They'd say I am in love with neither an expected nor accepted color. Why are we limited to other people's expectations when it comes to whom we choose to love? If it makes a person uncomfortable, it’s taboo. If it causes uprisings, it’s illegal. We live in a world that is all about change, making progress, and new innovations. So why is it so hard for people to accept when an interracial couple walks into the room?
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The Liberation of Being An Asshole

Let’s not mince words. I’m an asshole. I’m not “spirited,” I’m not “cynical,” or any other delicate way of describing someone like me. And I’m sure as fuck not “sassy.” Don’t sugarcoat it with silly words like that. I know what I am, and I’m proud of it.
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More Than Just Sex

Everyone loves sex. There is no shame in that. But feelings, on the other hand...those are what you're taught to be ashamed of. We're constantly told not to get attached because we’ll look clingy. We even warn ourselves not to get attached because we're so afraid of getting hurt.
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