by Lisa Martens. Feminist, mixed, opinionated. The kinds of stories that make people on my friends list wonder if I’m deranged.
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Why Does The Right Wanna Be Friends With Us?
Why Does The Right Wanna Be Friends With Us?
In light of Trump’s win, more and more people are questioning their relationships with right-wing supporters. We hear the same thing from…
Latina Grandma Switches To TikTok Recipes For The Holidays
Latina Grandma Switches To TikTok Recipes For The Holidays
Hi everyone! I know you’re looking forward to my tamales, fried tacos, and even the lasagna I make with sausage and soft white cheese.
The Imagined, Harmful Delight Of Nick’s House Burning Down
The Imagined, Harmful Delight Of Nick’s House Burning Down
Alt-right “influencer” Nick Fuentes wrote a horrific “your body, my choice” post on X that, of course, generated the outrage he wanted.
The Book Excerpt That Blew Up On TikTok
The Book Excerpt That Blew Up On TikTok
From my upcoming novel “Like It Never Happened”
The Little Voice Saying “No, You Weren’t Imagining It.”
The Little Voice Saying “No, You Weren’t Imagining It.”
There’s fear and anger and confusion, all bubbling together. There’s the knowledge that huge swaths of men online want you to get lost in…
Trump Winning Always Reminds Me Of Being Abused.
Trump Winning Always Reminds Me Of Being Abused.
Like many people who experienced trauma, Trump being elected triggered memories of my abusive relationship—in 2016 and now.
I’m So Tired Of Comforting Well-Meaning Liberal White People.
I’m So Tired Of Comforting Well-Meaning Liberal White People.
I first learned that people had a problem with my existence when I was a very little girl at the beach with my mom. My mom, a blonde…
He Needs Care And Attention.
He Needs Care And Attention.
He needs care and attention. He doesn’t care what kind of attention. It comes off as manipulative, and you have to remind yourself that he…
(Shhh, there’s an older woman in my family who never wanted kids)
(Shhh, there’s an older woman in my family who never wanted kids)
(Shhh, there’s an older woman in our family who never wanted kids. She had them, of course, but never has anything positive to say about…
What If AI Does Not Cure Our Workplace Malaise?
What If AI Does Not Cure Our Workplace Malaise?
I recently came across this image.
Ohhh, These LinkedIn People Don’t Want To Be Me.
Ohhh, These LinkedIn People Don’t Want To Be Me.
I’ve had a realization not unlike Stewie in this clip:
Whose Feelings Are These?
Whose Feelings Are These?
Whose feelings are these? Whose unprocessed pain is this? Is this what I would say and think, or is this what I’ve just heard my mother, my…
I think I finally found my TikTok audience.
I think I finally found my TikTok audience.
Photo by Nik on Unsplash
We Aren’t Getting An Apology From Conspiracy Theorists.
We Aren’t Getting An Apology From Conspiracy Theorists.
I know someone who had a psychotic break from reality. He believed a wild conspiracy where the whole world (including animals) was out to…
While you were waiting for me to change my mind about having kids.
While you were waiting for me to change my mind about having kids.
Photo by Marten Bjork on Unsplash
Here’s where you’re allowed to exist.
Here’s where you’re allowed to exist.
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
“Here’s why nothing should change.”
“Here’s why nothing should change.”
Photo by Kyle Brinker on Unsplash
You Only Deserve Love When You’re Sick.
You Only Deserve Love When You’re Sick.
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash
The Most Holy Thing You Can Do Is Passively Have Children
The Most Holy Thing You Can Do Is Passively Have Children
When I was a little girl, in Catholic school, I learned that the most holy thing you can do is passively have children. Without sex…
She Wants Her To Want To Be Traditional.
She Wants Her To Want To Be Traditional.
Photo by Chema Photo on Unsplash