Tag Archives: Freedom of Speech

Ice bags on our knees, bonding… Interesting times.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Julia Barrett

We have time on our hands, you know. (Sort of. Me, not so much.) Both of us recovering from knee surgery. So what do we do? We talk. I told my husband that as an author I should be wary … Continue reading →

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‘Unwelcome Speech’ - Talk about disturbing.

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Julia Barrett

I’m disturbed in the same way the story of the boy who cried wolf disturbs me. Sexual abuse is no laughing matter. It’s serious. Yet we trivialize a very serious matter by making subjective judgement calls about what constitutes sexual … Continue reading →

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