laura joakimsonThree Days in Charlottesville…I am dedicating this post to Heather Heyer who could have been me or a friend of mine. May your life be remembered.9 min read·Sep 7, 2020----
laura joakimsonon thirst for a woman president in the age of global pandemics and trumpThere’s this meme: “Give Trump a chance they said…3 years later the whole country is unemployed, locked in the house, wiping their asses…6 min read·Apr 16, 2020----
laura joakimsonopen letter to my white sisters on election day(who I know cringe to be referred to as ‘white’)2 min read·Nov 6, 2018--1--1
laura joakimsonconsent, brutally judgedMr. Kavanaugh, I would say it’s the same ancient impulse —1 min read·Sep 20, 2018--1--1
laura joakimsonon being called pretty four days after Trump was electedI shrank inside myself and smiled. I knew it didn’t matter to me anymore after that.1 min read·May 2, 2018----
laura joakimsonThe Perilous Lives of S.S. and Ms. LMs. L and her daughter, S.S., six years old and sweet, arrived legally in San Diego, their port of entry.1 min read·Mar 17, 2018----
laura joakimsonif you hurt me I won’t cryI remember clearly her telling me2 min read·Nov 14, 2016--1--1