Fat bitch, dumb bunny, slut, tramp: these are just a few of the cruel words that echo in Maureen's ears every day and define the harsh reality she actually lives in.
But as Lindsey Pollak makes clear, the pandemic merely accelerated career and hiring trends that have been building. Changes that were once slowly spreading have been rapidly implemented across all industries.
The poems in Recalculating take readers on a journey through the history and poetics of the decades since the end of the Cold War as seen through the lens of social and personal turbulence and tragedy.
COVID-19 merely accelerated career and hiring trends that have been building across all industries for professionals at all levels. Pollak guides readers through the changes currently happening-- and those to come.
... . It seemed like: Out with the old and in with the new . . . problems. Optimism was the direction we wanted to maintain and that continues to be “the plan.” Making Connections L oretta, the saint, came by this week 63 Recalculating.
Something has gone wrong.
Shannon Nelson's world was turned upside down when her parents died suddenly in a car accident.
So of course the story is about a dog too. A dog that helps a little boy fighting his own demons, so he too can begin to recalculate!
RECALCULATING: Travels Along the Road Through Crisis is offered as comfort for the faithlessly faithful who frequently doubt they will find their way through life's challenges.