Motherhood
My kid is afraid we're in a simulation
A techno-optimist creation myth is keeping her up at night.
Love
Forces
Love
love has never been a popular movement
a few words from James Baldwin
Love
I'll Carry it For You
"I don't think radical joy feels like happiness."
Gender + Identity
Mormon Cowboys, Drew Barrymore and Trans Joy
Joy requires neither ease nor permission.
Fire and Food Kisses
Before the stove debate simmered, fire formed us.
Marriage
I guess this turned into a love letter
I thought I was writing about hobbits and 9/11
Seeing Stars
Grief, Ghosts and the Impossible Promise of Christmas
Reproductive Rights
In Sepsis and in Health
My daughter, Dobbs and inflammatory systems
Children's Rights
That's all right. I knew you were coming.
Cruelty is learned. Care comes first, naturally.
Mormonism
I grew up in a church led by a prophet
If I followed him, my family would stay together forever
Liberation
Round Dance
We dance holding hands because we are all on this journey together.
Finding My Family’s Bones
How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family
Built Environment
A Concise Chronicle of a Woman Who Cried at Home
What has crying in the home looked like over the centuries?
Suffer the Little Children
Mothers have always crossed boundaries to save their kids