Archive - Pitching for Polka Dots

You should try it!

Mar 21

I wanted to help to white allies level up to active bystanders.

Mar 11

But really this is basically just about how annoying it is to get my residence permit

Feb 19

What comes first, the chicken or the idea?

Feb 9

Acting editor Aliza Abarbanel is cool as hell

Jan 28

As Brad says, shit happens.

Jan 21

You can start by lightening the hell up.

Jan 21

Or, how I get paid to be annoyed.

Jan 14

I wrote a "headline" she couldn't resist.

Jan 5

Welcome to Pitching for Polka Dots by me, Ruth Terry. I'm a Black and Puerto Rican American freelancer who writes about everything from racism to r…

Jan 5

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