Mirinda KossoffDon’t Put That Megachurch in My Back YardI never gave megachurches much thought until one threatened to plant its 88,000 square foot facility near my neighborhood on an…Sep 16Sep 16
Mirinda KossoffDeath with Dignity: Religion’s Cruel Opposition— and its effect on my friend with end-stage ALSAug 19Aug 19
Mirinda KossoffJune 30, 2024Last Thursday’s presidential debate was painful to watch — Trump spewing a volcano of lies and Biden trying to clean up the lava without…Jun 30Jun 30
Mirinda KossoffLawns Begone; Give Pollinators a BreakSince the 1980s, when I was a single mom and had a modest house with a patchy grass yard, I have been complaining about the persistence of…Jun 16Jun 16
Mirinda KossoffOn What Not to do When TravelingFresh from seeing crime scene photos and relics of executed criminals at the Vienna Crime Museum, my nineteen-year-old twin sons and I were…May 3May 3
Mirinda KossoffSome Campus Protesters Seem Like Emissaries for HamasScenes of student protests roiling campuses across the country remind me of Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 movie, Rashomon. The movie itself led to…May 1May 1
Mirinda KossoffNetflix Gets it Right with the Three-Body Problem SeriesScience fiction has not been my favorite genre, though I have appreciated a few well-done movies and Isaac Asimov’s books like I, Robot…Mar 27Mar 27
Mirinda KossoffHow to Live With a Body That Betrays YouMy betrayal of a body has endured multiple surgeries to repair/replace knees, feet, neck, eyes, and excise two different cancers. My back…Mar 51Mar 51
Mirinda KossoffAn Out-of-Body Experience in TurkeyDuring my nearly twenty-five years of being single, between husbands, I fed my appetite for travel, even if I had to go alone. Fear of what…Feb 1Feb 1