Tag Archives: Jackie Fuchs

Why removing the statute of limitations for sexual assaults is a good idea

A California bill proposing to eliminate the 10-year statute of limitations on rape and child molestation charges has passed in the Senate Public Safety Committee. That committee had, in the past, refused to move through similar bills. The new bill … Continue reading

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The Bitter Fruit of Forever now available

My novelette The Bitter Fruit of Forever is now available on Amazon.com. Soo-zee Wanabi and his friends are rebel soldiers fighting the oppressive regime that rules their world. But when their own commander commits an act of shocking brutality Soo-zee and his friends … Continue reading

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Rape survivor or rape victim?

I was running through my upcoming keynote address at Carnegie Mellon’s MOSAIC conference for my niece, a recent university graduate, when she suddenly looked up from her phone, on which she had been taking notes. “You can’t say that,” she said. “Say … Continue reading

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Step up. Speak Out. Change your world.

Earlier this week social media exploded when Amber Coffman of the band Dirty Projectors tweeted that indie-music publicist Heathcliff Berru had groped her at a bar. Afterwards, several other women came forward with even more disturbing complaints. The allegations forced … Continue reading

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Runaways mania in Tokyo

In June 1977 the Japanese caught Runaways mania. It was the moment we’d been waiting for — to play in front of truly appreciative fans, to stay in nice hotels, to get a taste of the rock star life. But … Continue reading

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