Mormonism
My Mother Risked It All on the Beanie Baby Boom
She was a Mormon homemaker who just wanted to take part in the market economy. Then it all came crashing down.
Newsletters
Finding My Family’s Bones
How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family
Children's Rights
Power Grids Are Failing All Over America
Profit, power, preconceived notions. For these things we let dreaming children die.
Mormonism
Murder Among Mormon Men
The Hofmann story was male-driven, but the violence it resulted in was evenly distributed.
Mormonism
A Wall for Jesus
I ask that you show my daughter whiteness is not a prerequisite for salvation.
Marriage
I wore lingerie for the first time in years. It was a disaster
Lingerie is complicated because lingerie is not neutral. It is a consumer good driven by exclusionary trends.
Parenting Is Hard. Celebrity Cameos Can Help.
During a pandemic, it takes a celebrity village to raise a child
A Crowded Table
I own the table of my dreams because someone was desperate.
Patriarchy
What Happened to the GOP Being the ‘Pro-Family’ Party?
Senators Mike Lee and Marco Rubio are for bringing children into this world, but against helping them survive it
ADHD
People Said I Was ‘Special.’ Really, I Just Had ADHD.
The diagnosis that came decades later than it should have
Let Them Eat Soup
How much soup do you need to survive a pandemic pricked with insurrection?
Insurrection at Home
After years of Trump, my kids think America is normally violent. They're right.
A Defense of the Common House Spider
I am feeling a little defensive of the common house spider.
U.S. Housing Market
American Dream
Helping Americans find shelter must become an integral part of the American Dream.
U.S. Housing Market
American Ownership
My husband and I bought our first home when we were 24. Hard work had nothing to do with it.
White Supremacy
An American Shame
Why was I embarrassed to tell people I rented my home?
The Winchester Mystery House
If there’s one thing we love more than a haunted house, it’s a haunted woman.
The Table Comes First
What does it mean for the table to come first in our homes? In our country?