I’m getting myself emotionally ready for the worst — We are a hair’s breadth away from losing the country to authoritarian fascism. That is a fact. It’s not a fact I like. It’s a fact I’m grappling with, as are most of my friends. We talk about it sometimes — about what it’s going to be like. I am…

We have always lived loud, and we’re not going to change that — Gen X refuses to die with dignity. We will die in the spirit of Grace Jones and Poison, thank you, as we express ourselves in any way we see fit, whether that be in a regular suit and tie, or a full body of tattoos. Most of us are not…

In the wake of the illegitimate Supreme Court taking away bodily autonomy from people with uteruses, I’m seeing a lot of conservatives smugly state something to the effect that liberals had no qualms about bodily autonomy when it came to masks and vaccines. I’ve seen a few conservative women make…

The latest news from fucked-up-istan — I’ve been trying to visit my brother more. He’s a solitary kind of soul — he’s been so hurt and betrayed by our parents over the years, he mostly prefers to spend time with his cats. I hadn’t been over to visit him for a while. His phone has been…

You better get some thicker skin — I frequently see writers on Medium and other places expressing their anxiety over finding readers, wondering why they don’t get more claps, or feeling insulted because they can’t even get their own partner to read what they write. I say this not to be mean, but because it’s a fact…

The birth rate in the United States of America has been plummeting for the past fifteen years, declining from 2.12 to 1.64 births per every adult utero-American. According to the Population Reference Bureau in Washington DC, it’s normal for birth rates to fall when the country experiences a recession, but…

As any sane person watching the House select committee January 6 insurrection hearings knows, there is a mountain of evidence against trump and other Republican politicians. It’s making the Watergate Hearings look like nothing. From the first words uttered on the first day of the hearings, it was clear to…

Ever wonder why women flock to yoga classes? Well, dear reader, it’s because we’re getting off on it. Young, old, doesn’t matter. I have no idea if the men who do yoga feel the same way, though it wouldn't surprise me if they do. I Googled ‘Why do men do…