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My husband brought home his first gun while I was at work. When I came in he pointed to it proudly, while I stood firmly on the other side of the room, looking at the firearm like it was an unpredictable animal that could spring up to bite me at any moment.

Contrary to popular belief, I didn’t grow up despondent, purposeless, or lost.

Now I wake up every morning in a jail cell. I make my instant coffee and get ready for work. I press on toward the day I can go home and be with my kids. I don’t know when that will be.

If you have the time to do so, volunteer to be a poll worker. (This could be especially important if you speak a second language!)

I spent last night gleefully watching both volumes of Kill Bill, one right after the other. That adds up to about 248 minutes of screen time.

I’m offering you my must-have list of body books to take with you on the journey.

I’m offering you my must-have list of body books to take with you on the journey.

But in giving us a female Jedi and a black Stormtrooper, I hope that The Force Awakens can also give Star Wars fans our first queer fighter pilot.