Em CarpenterMerry Christmas, through gritted teethFor some reason, I look forward to my parents coming to my house for Christmas. So much so that when they fret that their old car won’t…4 min read·Dec 29, 2023----
Em CarpenterGuess I’m Not Over ItHeavy thoughts, they just come to you. I definitely didn’t intend to have an emotional crisis on a random December Sunday. And it happened…5 min read·Dec 29, 2023----
Em CarpenterOn September and Never ForgettingI was raped 23 years ago. I don’t want to get over it. 2 min read·Sep 16, 2023----
Em CarpenterSenate Bill 2829: Marco Rubio’s Out to Mind Your BusinessI never would have expected the word “woke” to be used in its adjective form in an actual bill put forth in the United States Senate, but…·5 min read·Sep 28, 2021----
Em CarpenterSometimes, They Don’t Come HomeIt happens in rural America and suburbia and the city. Some places are statistically safer places in general, but no place is evil-proof.·5 min read·Sep 22, 2021--2--2
Em CarpenterTwists, and Deaths, Abound in the Alex Murdaugh Family SagaA story so unbelievable that any good fiction editor would send it back to the author with instructions to make it more plausible.·7 min read·Sep 20, 2021----
Em CarpenterAmy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do, Part 3Part 3 of a series in which I examine opinions written by Amy Coney Barrett during her tenure on the 7th Circuit, beyond the headlines.·13 min read·Oct 5, 2020----
Em CarpenterAmy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 2This is part 2 of a series in which I examine opinions written by Amy Coney Barrett during her tenure on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.·10 min read·Oct 1, 2020----
Em CarpenterAmy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 1I analyze some of Barrett’s decisions from the 7th Circuit in an attempt to discern her approach tothe law, beyond partisan headlines.·12 min read·Sep 29, 2020----
Em CarpenterIf Wishes Were HorsesWe all know we are about to engage in a ruthless battle over the SCOTUS nominee; let’s just get on with it and leave the dead out of it.·4 min read·Sep 24, 2020--1--1
