first fig

On re-reading Marion Zimmer Bradley

I’m currently working on a bit of a project about gender essentialism in fantasy, particularly…

What they can take from you

For some reason, I’ve been thinking about my grandfather a lot lately, and in particular, his last words to…

On cutting family ties

Some of us have amazing families with strong, wonderful, supportive relationships. Our families are our friends and we…

Pink hats, women’s marches, and antifemininity in feminism

Why I’m not down with organic

Once upon a time, some people thought that the US food system was deeply flawed, and that one way to…

Stop telling disabled people to ‘move to Canada’ for health care

Here’s what preexisting conditions exclusions will do to the disability community

a long, dark year

Every year, I tell myself that this year is going to be better. This will be the year when things turn around — and on New…

Stranger Things, Good Girls Revolt, and the failures of pop culture nostalgia