When I became a freelance writer, I had a pretty good idea that it was going to happen. I tried to avoid it by making appointments in the afternoon, I told myself that my willpower was strong enough to prevent it, but, deep down, I knew it was unavoidable: I would become a napper.
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Jessica Ocheltree has written 12 articles so far, you can find them below.
Education & Family
Left Behind Parents
Father’s Day is a holiday that celebrates the bond between child and parent. For most of us, that bond is considered to be sacrosanct, and even if a mother and father separate, no one expects one of them to give up their rights and responsibilities to their child. That’s not the case in every [...]
Mind & Body
Are you a REGISTERED organ donor?
What’s going to happen to you after you die? No, I’m not talking about the afterlife. I’m talking about your body, corporeal matter, your organs and tissues. What’s going to happen to all the blood and bone that makes up your physical self when you die?
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Thank you, George Alan Rekers.
It’s happened so many times now, it’s (almost) not even funny anymore. Another anti-gay rights activist has been outed by a male prostitute.
Culture & History
Who’s Your Daddy: Gender Identity and Paternity in Japan
In 2004, the Japanese government enacted the Gender Identity Disorder Law, which allowed transgendered people to finally change their sex on official identification. Although some argue that defining a change in gender identity as a disorder is wrong-headed and biased, the law does at least allow for people to live in society as their true [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
‘A’ Week on Facebook
Those of you with a Facebook account may be noticing another viral trend on the site this week. Some of your friends are going to disappear and be replaced by a scarlet letter. No, not that scarlet letter. They are going to be switching their profile pictures with a red A on a black field [...]
Culture & History
Protecting a National Sport or Out-And-Out Racism?
Unless you live in Japan or are by chance a big fan of sumo, you probably didn’t hear about the recent changes to the rule book made by the Japan Sumo Association. It may surprise you to hear that, before the changes, a sumo stable was limited to only one foreign wrestler. And you’ll probably [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
No One Wins in E-book Pricing Spat
Amazon announced today that they are caving to publisher Macmillan‘s demands to set their own prices for e-books. Amazon had been pressing to keep the price of all the e-books they sell at $9.99, which is undoubtedly part of their business strategy surrounding the Kindle. Macmillan threatened to deny Amazon the right to sell any [...]
LGBT
Are you queer?
So the other day, I was listening to Savage Lovecast, one of my growing list of must-have podcasts, when a girl called in asking for advice about her relationship. In the first few sentences, she talked about her queer identity and then proceeded to explain a problem she was having with her long-term boyfriend. I [...]
Food & Drink
Space Beer!
In a rather interesting promotion designed to raise money for science education, Sapporo Breweries of Japan has developed the world’s first space beer. The brew, which they are calling Sapporo Space Barley, was made from the progenies of barley plants that were grown in space. According to the company, “The ‘space barley’ used to make [...]
Culture & History
Good-bye, Yamaguchi-san
This week, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only officially recognized survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings passed away from stomach cancer.
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Let’s Talk About Sex
There is something seriously wrong with the laws governing sex offenders in the States. I’ve read yet another article about a young man trying to be a responsible member of society, but being blocked at every turn due to his status as a sex offender. His crime? Having consensual sex with his 15-year-old girlfriend when [...]
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