And her (unintentional) grand act of kindness — “Come on, you wanna go? I’ll kick your ass you never took care of my son you brainwashed my grandbabies and won’t let them see their dad!” That’s what she said… Yeah, that was a bad joke- not at all appropriate. But what response would be? I don’t remember the…

Further delegitimizing the system — We who scream that today’s kids are too entitled and think that they deserve everything without working for it… are we the ones who are growing entitled children? A​re you above the law? Check yourself before you say that you aren’t. Recently, I heard this conversation: a parent said they…

We have to love, live, and work together… — I write this from a privileged perspective. I am a white woman born into an educated middle-class family. Due to choices and luck, both, I have lived in poverty for the last 25 years. If I needed, though, I’ve always had access to resources- in that I knew I and…

I​’m a nobody as far as writers go, but with the assault on our freedoms that is taking place, I feel it’s my duty to exercise my first amendment freedom every chance I get. Anyone else out there who has an audience, big or small- it’s your duty, as well. …

Supernature by another name

To the dirt bags who wreck our days: This is for you, but I’m almost 100% positive that you will never read this at all, much less with honest intention. Our loved ones that don’t know you, they will encourage those of us who do to let bygones be bygones…

Next up on the chopping block- public education! —

We killed god — It’s our fault authoritarianism is on the rise. We killed god. Our, and we refer to those of us who believe in science. And yes, it’s our fault. Over and over, we kill their god. We hear the story of their sky-daddy, who is all-knowing and righteous and tells ‘his’…

Playing the infinite game — Is this war- the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s forces- is this comparable to the Vietnam War in form? See, I don’t know much about history but I’m learning more every day. In an infinite game, the objective is to perpetuate the game or stay in the game as long…