It feels like hate is ripping through our country’s culture these days. Every person I know, in every walk of life, seems to be...
When schools abruptly came to a halt on in-person learning back in March of 2020, I think I naively assumed that things would be...
Politics and religion don't mix—two things we never talk about. Politics are private, and religion is personal. Trying to mix them will just upset...
Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, prohibiting states or the federal government from denying any citizen the right...

Just Get Off the Internet

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In the early 2010s, "Get Off My Internets" was a popular yet hateful online forum where bloggers were frequently bashed. I was a blogger...
Unpopular opinion: Quarantine hasn't been that hard on me. Please don't think I'm making light of Covid-19. I'm not. I am devastated by the loss...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
Against the recommendations of many local Facebook mommy groups, I took my seven-year-old son and five-year-old daughter to see the Barbie movie. I searched...
Everyone knows that teachers don't get paid enough. Across the country, teachers are working endless hours for less money, being asked to do more...
On Saturday, as I stretched on my living room floor, my one-year-old daughter, in her effort to participate, stepped on my neck. Her tiny...

The Human Connection

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It’s been weeks, no, months, since most of us have been close to humans other than our families. This is for a good reason,...
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, I did something that in hindsight seems careless. I sent a fiery email to the...
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed orders making "Juneteenth" the twelfth federal legal holiday. But what is it? Juneteenth is a date to...
I’ve become a lot more, let’s say – passionate – about issues since becoming a mom and watching the world my kids are growing...

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Wine Tasting Around Indianapolis

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I’m not going to lie – I enjoy a nice glass of wine. Sometimes two. I like to call myself a wine tasting enthusiast,...