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The Ascent

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  The Ascent Anodos (Ancient Greek: ἄνοδος) is a term meaning either 'ascent, way up' (from Ancient Greek ἀνά 'upwards, up' and ὁδός 'the way') or 'pathless, having no road, impassable' (from Ancient Greek ἀν- 'not' and ὁδός 'way, path, road, journey').  -Wikipedia In the Eleusinian Mysteries it is the third and final phase of sacred rites. Grief is peculiar. Some are able to navigate it easier then others, or so they say. To me it’s not that simple, because to me it’s an impossible stretch of hallway with doorways to the past that seem to creak open as you pass each one.  2025 has been an emotional test to my mental state. Without trying to go to deep into it, a person I loved passed away. An important patriarch in a large and loud Italian family. As I write this, a month or so has passed since then. Still fresh, still at the edges of every thought. Still waiting to gather, eat, and mourn as one. Soon following this, I lost one of...
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Conversation with an NSO Superhero!

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     Well, Well, Well….here we are again, in August I had the uttermost privilege to sit down with one of Southern California’s best non skating official. Not only is he an outright badass, he is also a great mentor for the derby community. If you ever go to Rollercon, I encourage you to take one of his classes! Now, without further ado, here is Mike SumNoyz!     photo taken by ConJobb https://www.facebook.com/ConJobbPhotos/        Me: First off, I’m not a journalist, I just like to talk to people. Well starting off I’d like you to introduce yourself, imagine yourself at a podium in front of the whole world, what would you say about you and who you are?       Mike: I think in normal life obviously I’m Michael Kwan, a middle aged lawyer with a major insurance company, trial attorney with 32 years in service, 2 kids and 1 spouse who has been married since 1995. On the derby side I’m Mike SumNoyz and I’ve been in...
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Rollercon '24: A Love Note

In case you missed it, Rollercon was last week. The annual trek to the middle of the desert to celebrate roller skating with the world began on Tuesday through Sunday. With the trip came some fun, internal conflicts, and much dancing to be had at the parties. I managed to come through sober, even though I’ll admit it was hot as fuck outside and a frozen margarita sounded lovely. Still did it. Instead of getting hammered, I thought about what my next steps in life were, and how did skating fit into the picture. Before I even left, Rollercon started with a chiropractor visit. I swear if I hadn’t done that, my body wouldn’t have been able to get through the Con. I didn’t sign up for any games, did a few classes, and hesitated to even put my park skates on knowing I was having a difficult time getting around the convention. I DID, however, sign up for a shit ton of NSO positions. This gave me a purpose and eased my mind asking if it was even worth coming to Rollercon. In between s...
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"Dropping In" with Nicholas Stewart aka Nick The Medic

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Design by Rocky        I got a chance to sit down and ask some questions to a super duper rad skater. This was huge for me to overcome my awkward and quirky introvert behavior and take a break from writing some fictions and get back to blogging. Shout out to Rocky who made my newish logo, I might have some cool free stickers too if you ask. So look down further for an awkward Zeppelin and a cool as shit Nicholas Stewart aka Nick The Medic Me : To preface this, I am in now way a journalist. Nick : Oh we know Me: *laughs awkwardly* Me : Starting off, let's introduce yourself: imagine yourself at a podium in front of the whole world, what would you say about you and who you are? Nick : Hi my name is Nicholas Stewart, some people know me as Nick The Medic on Instagram and in the rollerskate community.  Me : Alright thats it, thanks for coming. Just kidding check this rad shit out. Photo taken by  @soulcaptor   Me : lets jump into it, I can only assume, ...
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