How To Listen

I rarely take a political stance at Joy & Moxie. I hate how it divides people. It triggers my anxiety to the point where I can’t function. But today, it’s important to speak out. You don’t need me to underline or highlight the fact that protests are still raging over the death of George Floyd, […]

Rethinking the Medieval

Hey, friends! If I piqued your interest in the debate over the renaming of Anglo-Saxon studies (per last week’s post), the Medieval Workshop site eloquently explains the situation in this post by Mary Rambaran-Olm. Please follow the link! Brief Takeaways: ▫️ There was an agenda behind the term “Anglo-Saxon,” which evolved from myths about one […]

Life After 9/11

It has been seventeen years since the events of September 11, 2001. I have spent over half of my life on the other side of that day. I’m now beginning to come to grips with all that’s changed. I was one month away from my sixteenth birthday. I had never heard the term millennial, much […]