by Leslie Sholly | Nov 22, 2015 | books, Deep Thoughts, Politics, War
Unless all your Facebook friends think exactly like you, your newsfeed is probably like mine right now–completely polarized on the issue of admitting Syrian refugees to the United States. On one side are those who believe that terrorists will take advantage of...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 16, 2015 | Deep Thoughts, Politics, Uncategorized
Like everyone, I was horrified by the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for which the Islamic State is claiming responsibility. When things like this happen, the Internet predictably divides itself into camps. Â I’m part of the camp that doesn’t want to...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 14, 2015 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Knoxville, linkups
You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right. – Maya Angelou You can’t go home again isn’t just metaphorical for many people.  The first home I ever knew–the married student housing apartments where...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 12, 2015 | Deep Thoughts
Poor Caitlyn Jenner. Â How quickly the accolades change to attacks, all because of a few poorly chosen words. In case you haven’t heard, Jenner was honored last night at the 25th Annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards. Â In a Buzzfeed interview, Jenner stated:...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 11, 2015 | Deep Thoughts
It was always my plan to stay home with my children, not just when they were babies, but always. Â But Emily was born when John was just starting law school, so I worked 20 hours a week from the time she was four months old until she was three-and-a-half. Â There were a...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 17, 2015 | Deep Thoughts
UPDATE: I wrote this last week, before the internet exploded with discussions of racial identity fueled by a white woman passing for black, before our hearts were broken by Charleston’s violent reminder of one real possible consequence of being born black in...