Their Uproarious Laughter

When I heard Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s opening statement, what struck me, as it struck so many people, was her recollection of the laughter of two teenage boys—their uproarious laughter at her expense. It made a memory, one that I’ve often pushed down over the course of my life, resurface. The school bus in middle school was no man’s land. No adults except for the bus driver who, with his back turned to us and […]

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Review: Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres Sanchez

Good day, dearest Germs! Today’s book review is courtesy of the founder of Germ, author and lady extraordinaire, Miss Jennifer Niven, who so kindly let me borrow this book from her personal collection. Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia, written by Jenny Torres Sanchez, was definitely not what I expected it to be […]

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