In a special edition of women who made history who I’ve never heard of until now: Martha Matilda Harper. Martha Matilda Harper (1857 – 1950) […]
Reeling
I’m still reeling team. I watched Stephen Colbert’s live address from last night, it helped. As in — I am scared and incensed and shocked […]
Annie
I found out this morning that an old friend of mine died just a couple of days before Christmas. Carianna “Annie” May Dolan and I […]
6am – 7pm
6am and lying in bed dreading looking at my phone. 6:30am reading my phone. 7am reading fanfiction. 8am, in the shower, trying to wipe it […]
Postcards
I’m volunteering for the Sunrise Movement this week by writing postcards to young voters in my area encouraging them to vote. My friend Zia put […]
The Hate Parade
Out for an early afternoon run — it’s an easy day — and as I round the mile and a half mark and turn onto […]
Definitions
Accountability. An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. Lack: deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: something […]
What do we do?
The world rocks overnight. Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a legacy, dies. The election is 44 days away. A supreme court seat that will shape our future […]
Fuck Yeah
A small short story for a pretty high emotion workday for me: We had an outside facilitator lead our leadership meeting today. An eight-and-a-half hour […]
If she is paying attention
I’ve been thinking more about apoliticism lately. In its complete privilege. In confronting the staggering number of eligible voters who do not vote. In the […]