Heather WarnkenOn the occasion of my final student loan statementThis week I shared on social media a uniquely joyful and exciting milestone in my life: finally paying off my student debt. It actually…May 25, 2019May 25, 2019
Heather WarnkenI love you / I promiseMy partner and I chose to write our own wedding vows, which we did not share with anyone other than our officiant until that day. Though we…Dec 23, 2017Dec 23, 2017
Heather WarnkenRemembering LaMerle JohnsonI thought I was all cried out for 2016, but at around midnight on Wednesday I got shocking news that shattered my heart. I’m grateful to…Dec 10, 2016Dec 10, 2016
Heather WarnkenWhen They Go Low on Sexual Assault, We Go HighIn 2005, in a dimly lit bar in San Francisco, a man came up to me from behind, reached around, and grabbed me so hard between my legs that…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
Heather WarnkenWhen the Dam Breaks (A Love Letter to Black and Brown Lives)A year and a half ago I wrote the words below. As I laid awake in the middle of last night and now again tonight, gobsmacked by the carnage…Jul 8, 2016Jul 8, 2016
Heather WarnkenWorking Together to Prevent Cycles of HarmBy Heather Warnken (Office for Victims of Crime) & Daryl Atkinson (Bureau of Justice Assistance), Visiting Fellows, U.S. Department of…Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
Heather WarnkenScalia, Like All of Us: More Complicated Than his Ideology SuggestsOf course I disagreed with the vast majority of Justice Scalia’s opinions. And in many contexts, by “disagree,” I mean mourned and fight…Feb 14, 20161Feb 14, 20161
Heather WarnkenCalling out Trump’s Bigotry: Our Duty to Hold the LineMy thoughts on yesterday’s latest Trump headlines, calling for an outright ban on Muslims entering the United States (orginally posted…Dec 9, 2015Dec 9, 2015
Heather WarnkenSaying Thanks on Veterans DayI wrote the below post two years ago on Veterans Day. And I’m going to keep posting it on until it’s not so painfully true. The VA has…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015
Heather WarnkenFor my beautiful mother, on her birthday.As my mother’s daughter, I am a firm believer in commemorating the birthdays of those to whom we owe great thanks — certainly the birthdays…Aug 24, 20151Aug 24, 20151