Genta Sebastian's Blog, page 23
May 17, 2012
Do we share responsibility for each other?
That used to be a question nobody ever had to ask. What a sad statement of the times that I not only ask it, but I'm unsure of your answer.
When I re-read this poem again recently, it made me think about all the sheeple who watch bullying and do nothing. I've never understood it, being the kind of person who gets involved the moment I see bullying. But after writing The Boxer Rebellion and exploring the fear and guilt experienced by these watchers through the characters of Angela and Margaret,...
May 13, 2012
Student Non-Discrimination Act
After I met my Beloved I moved from California out to Minnesota. It was not a place I'd ever thought I'd live, but once I got here I found great neighbors, great culture, great sports and something much rarer:
Politicians I can respect.
Paul Wellstone was my Senator when I first moved here, and through him I found the integrity, hope, and sense of dedication to the people I'd only dreamed of until then. He was unafraid to stand up and be counted, and he had a way of leading people into standing...
Politicians I can respect.
Paul Wellstone was my Senator when I first moved here, and through him I found the integrity, hope, and sense of dedication to the people I'd only dreamed of until then. He was unafraid to stand up and be counted, and he had a way of leading people into standing...
May 11, 2012
It's happening, again.
Suicides of teens due at least in part to bullying. In Utah and Minnesota, students are killing themselves because they've been bullied. The sad fact is, that for every one suicide reported there are at least another fifty attempts.
Parents, students, and administrations must work together to make sure each and every public school in America is a safe place to study, no matter WHO their students are.
I stumbled across this video today. I believe we all have to help stop this madness in whateve...
Parents, students, and administrations must work together to make sure each and every public school in America is a safe place to study, no matter WHO their students are.
I stumbled across this video today. I believe we all have to help stop this madness in whateve...
April 25, 2012
I'm proud to announce the publication of THE BOXER REBELL...
I'm proud to announce the publication of THE BOXER REBELLION on Amazon.com as an e-book!
THE BOXER REBELLION is my latest work. Here's the description:
Rumor has it that the new kid, sixteen year old Nick Clements, is gay.
The news couldn’t be better for senior quarterback Brent Greene because he needs to distract his fellow students to keep them from wondering about his own orientation; and it dismays Penny Papadopoulos, whose heart first breaks for Nick, and then becomes forever entangled, and...
THE BOXER REBELLION is my latest work. Here's the description:
Rumor has it that the new kid, sixteen year old Nick Clements, is gay.
The news couldn’t be better for senior quarterback Brent Greene because he needs to distract his fellow students to keep them from wondering about his own orientation; and it dismays Penny Papadopoulos, whose heart first breaks for Nick, and then becomes forever entangled, and...
