1.4k March 25, 2019 There's an app that'll help you find places where you can actually take up space as a larger person You know what's rad? Stores, restaurants, bars, theme parks, and other public spaces which are accessible for everyone — even those of us who take up space or call ourselves fat or otherwise like to not be squeezed into spaces which are only meant for a fraction of the population. I stumbled upon an app that is sort of like a Yelp but for rating accessibility for fat/plus size (you pick your terms!) people. If you are one of these people, these things will sound familiar… Read More 1.9k February 22, 2019 The call of loneliness I truly want to believe that it doesn’t take heartbreak to make you remember the love inside you… But evidence suggests that it takes that agony, that searing burn of loneliness and anxiety and isolation to truly help you find the lover that’s been within you, waiting for you, all this time. Read More 1.7k 17 Comments January 14, 2019 In which I tell conservatives I understand them because I used to be one If I can say anything at this bleak hour, with the world splitting at its seams, it's this: conservatives, I understand you. It may not be something you expect to hear from a liberal, but I do. I understand you. I understand you because I used to be you. Long ago, in the era of Slick Willy and the dawn of explicit labels on music CDs, I was conservative, too. I stood up for men first, considered money an inalienable right, questioned immigration, and thought abortion was the greatest moral crisis facing our lives… Read More 1.0k 15 Comments January 1, 2019 Two years of two-word resolutions Last year, my two-word New Year's resolution was simply FEEL LOVED… which was oddly terrifying. How can two words be so difficult? And oof, wait until you hear my two words for this year… Read More December 19, 2018 Gift your friends an early start on festival gear with these dried flower crowns Over on Offbeat Bride, we featured a whole slew of fanciful dried flower crowns for weddings that can easily be worn every day, at closer-than-you-think spring and summer festivals, and wherever you like. Like, sitting on your couch eating cheesy poofs looking magical AF. Here's a quick preview of some of my faves… Read More December 17, 2018 This new comic book company is coming in hard with rad & diverse new stories New comic book publisher, TKO Studios, launched just this month and has big ol' plans to take on the comic book industry. We're talking the inclusion of some heavy hitting creators and stories from new and diverse voices and a focus on readers instead of investors. This includes a tale of three generations of Black women in Chicago working together to pull off the heist of a lifetime by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle… Read More 12345…130
1.9k February 22, 2019 The call of loneliness I truly want to believe that it doesn’t take heartbreak to make you remember the love inside you… But evidence suggests that it takes that agony, that searing burn of loneliness and anxiety and isolation to truly help you find the lover that’s been within you, waiting for you, all this time. Read More 1.7k 17 Comments January 14, 2019 In which I tell conservatives I understand them because I used to be one If I can say anything at this bleak hour, with the world splitting at its seams, it's this: conservatives, I understand you. It may not be something you expect to hear from a liberal, but I do. I understand you. I understand you because I used to be you. Long ago, in the era of Slick Willy and the dawn of explicit labels on music CDs, I was conservative, too. I stood up for men first, considered money an inalienable right, questioned immigration, and thought abortion was the greatest moral crisis facing our lives… Read More 1.0k 15 Comments January 1, 2019 Two years of two-word resolutions Last year, my two-word New Year's resolution was simply FEEL LOVED… which was oddly terrifying. How can two words be so difficult? And oof, wait until you hear my two words for this year… Read More December 19, 2018 Gift your friends an early start on festival gear with these dried flower crowns Over on Offbeat Bride, we featured a whole slew of fanciful dried flower crowns for weddings that can easily be worn every day, at closer-than-you-think spring and summer festivals, and wherever you like. Like, sitting on your couch eating cheesy poofs looking magical AF. Here's a quick preview of some of my faves… Read More December 17, 2018 This new comic book company is coming in hard with rad & diverse new stories New comic book publisher, TKO Studios, launched just this month and has big ol' plans to take on the comic book industry. We're talking the inclusion of some heavy hitting creators and stories from new and diverse voices and a focus on readers instead of investors. This includes a tale of three generations of Black women in Chicago working together to pull off the heist of a lifetime by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle… Read More 12345…130
1.7k 17 Comments January 14, 2019 In which I tell conservatives I understand them because I used to be one If I can say anything at this bleak hour, with the world splitting at its seams, it's this: conservatives, I understand you. It may not be something you expect to hear from a liberal, but I do. I understand you. I understand you because I used to be you. Long ago, in the era of Slick Willy and the dawn of explicit labels on music CDs, I was conservative, too. I stood up for men first, considered money an inalienable right, questioned immigration, and thought abortion was the greatest moral crisis facing our lives… Read More 1.0k 15 Comments January 1, 2019 Two years of two-word resolutions Last year, my two-word New Year's resolution was simply FEEL LOVED… which was oddly terrifying. How can two words be so difficult? And oof, wait until you hear my two words for this year… Read More December 19, 2018 Gift your friends an early start on festival gear with these dried flower crowns Over on Offbeat Bride, we featured a whole slew of fanciful dried flower crowns for weddings that can easily be worn every day, at closer-than-you-think spring and summer festivals, and wherever you like. Like, sitting on your couch eating cheesy poofs looking magical AF. Here's a quick preview of some of my faves… Read More December 17, 2018 This new comic book company is coming in hard with rad & diverse new stories New comic book publisher, TKO Studios, launched just this month and has big ol' plans to take on the comic book industry. We're talking the inclusion of some heavy hitting creators and stories from new and diverse voices and a focus on readers instead of investors. This includes a tale of three generations of Black women in Chicago working together to pull off the heist of a lifetime by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle… Read More 12345…130
1.0k 15 Comments January 1, 2019 Two years of two-word resolutions Last year, my two-word New Year's resolution was simply FEEL LOVED… which was oddly terrifying. How can two words be so difficult? And oof, wait until you hear my two words for this year… Read More December 19, 2018 Gift your friends an early start on festival gear with these dried flower crowns Over on Offbeat Bride, we featured a whole slew of fanciful dried flower crowns for weddings that can easily be worn every day, at closer-than-you-think spring and summer festivals, and wherever you like. Like, sitting on your couch eating cheesy poofs looking magical AF. Here's a quick preview of some of my faves… Read More December 17, 2018 This new comic book company is coming in hard with rad & diverse new stories New comic book publisher, TKO Studios, launched just this month and has big ol' plans to take on the comic book industry. We're talking the inclusion of some heavy hitting creators and stories from new and diverse voices and a focus on readers instead of investors. This includes a tale of three generations of Black women in Chicago working together to pull off the heist of a lifetime by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle… Read More 12345…130
December 19, 2018 Gift your friends an early start on festival gear with these dried flower crowns Over on Offbeat Bride, we featured a whole slew of fanciful dried flower crowns for weddings that can easily be worn every day, at closer-than-you-think spring and summer festivals, and wherever you like. Like, sitting on your couch eating cheesy poofs looking magical AF. Here's a quick preview of some of my faves… Read More December 17, 2018 This new comic book company is coming in hard with rad & diverse new stories New comic book publisher, TKO Studios, launched just this month and has big ol' plans to take on the comic book industry. We're talking the inclusion of some heavy hitting creators and stories from new and diverse voices and a focus on readers instead of investors. This includes a tale of three generations of Black women in Chicago working together to pull off the heist of a lifetime by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle… Read More 12345…130
December 17, 2018 This new comic book company is coming in hard with rad & diverse new stories New comic book publisher, TKO Studios, launched just this month and has big ol' plans to take on the comic book industry. We're talking the inclusion of some heavy hitting creators and stories from new and diverse voices and a focus on readers instead of investors. This includes a tale of three generations of Black women in Chicago working together to pull off the heist of a lifetime by Roxane Gay and Ming Doyle… Read More 12345…130