parenthood
My kid is afraid we're in a simulation
A techno-optimist creation myth is keeping her up at night.
physics
playhouses
My five-year-old, Brontë, has her first bad cold of the season. She kind of reminds me of a grumpy gnome when she’s sick. But this particular sickness kept her from twirling outside in the first snow of the season. So she’s been in a mood that feels a
physics
In Which I Rot in the Ground
but only by one measure
art
I'll Carry it For You
"I don't think radical joy feels like happiness."
science
Vultures, Motherhood and the Dead (Year)
Vultures taught me what to do with the dead.
Christian Nationalism and Semen Supremacy
If semen supremacy split the world, can semen-containment bring it back together?
gender
It's genitals, It's purity...It's a purse!
What is it about a woman's purse that draws so many eyes?
food
The Breakfast Burrito in the Age of Suburbs
Breakfast burritos kept my suburban childhood structurally sound
reproductive care
Eve & Pandora & Abortion & Me
There is no hope in controlling the lives and bodies of women.
art
I've Slept with my Baby Blankie for 36 Years
I could be embarrassed about my baby blanket. Instead, I'll tell you everything it's taught me.