Caption: Mendocino Avenue was a magical place for a Sag. Within a few blocks was an ivy-covered group of stunning light brick buildings – architecture with grand arches surrounded by massive oaks, a modest room with a velvet chair where I poured my heart out while solving puzzles in record time, and a Taco Bell.
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Every week I would help put the college newspaper to bed, an all-nighter filled with intensity and a lot of sugar. Then I would see my therapist who was working me like the puzzle to realign my heart.
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There were two men that had a profound shift in my consciousness during this time, my therapist and my journalism professor. I was 19 with two daughters under two when I went back to school to get my GED. This past couple weeks I learned they both moved into their next lives.
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My therapist actually passed away last year, but the news didn’t make it to Nicaragua. My journalism professor is officially dunworkin as he Iiked to say.
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As I explored the power that came with my sexuality, these two men – some of the good ones – taught me boundaries. Something my growing up lacked. These lessons showed me that I was worth more than the way I treated myself.
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Learning journalism in the early 90s was a unique moment. Our newspaper was bleeding edge. We troubleshooted new software and systems that became the digital age. It was not without frustration. The bonds with my sisters and brothers of the press, the last of the sticky-fingered paste-ups, are still strong.
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We reported on a very public and controversial sexual harassment lawsuit (Cont in comments)
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