A Country of Ghosts

by Margaret Killjoy

Sometimes, the things that are the worst when they happen to you without your consent are the best things when they happen to you with your consent. Touching, sex, restraint, command. Fighting. Confession. Conversation. Responsibility. Choosing to do things is all the difference in the world.”

freedom is a relationship between people, not an absolute and static state for an individual.

‘All people are free. When we speak of freedom, we acknowledge that freedom is a relationship between the people of a society. This relationship of freedom is created by means of mutual respect, the acknowledgment of one another’s autonomy, and the ability to hold one another responsible for their actions. All people are free and all people are responsible to themselves and to one another.’

Most everyone, at the core of their being, wants to be an asset to their friends and community. If Hron had taught me anything, it had taught me that.