sharksarecutetoo

I got into John Green through the Mountain Goats. Totally a good decision. Also, the correct answer is All Hail West Texas.

What they did to you was disgusting. Wanting to talk about it isn't. Certainly what they did doesn't make you disgusting. I'm not a therapist but maybe try calling a rape hotline and talking to some counselors. It's free and I've talked to people it's helped a lot. I think you're really brave to be able to talk about your abuse. I still don't like talking about mine because I feel guilty and partially responsible, even though I was only a kid. Therapy and telling people about it helps though. Good luck and internet hugs.

Ayn Rand's philosophical views, which permeate her work, are truly disgusting. It's a juvenile power fantasy that denies all relationality, all dependence on others, the essence of community and family and emotion in order to achieve raw power and independence. It tells us that some people in this world are important and deserve good things and that the rest of the people are not and never will be important.

To understand this, here's a fantastic biography of Rand in webcomic form: http://activatecomix.com/162-1-1.comic

I really enjoyed your work on Jack the Ripper. What made you decide to write about the Ripper murders? Do you plan to return to that era in your writing?