I’ve been struggling to write this for weeks. The one-two punch of Buffalo and Uvalde–not to mention the 41 additional mass shootings since–has been overwhelming, frustrating, terrifying. …

May has been challenging, to say the least. An eleven-year chapter in my life is rapidly coming to a close and the grief rolls over me in intermittent waves. The next chapter, my life in Chicago, fills me with joy and excitement and zealous idealism, but that does not negate…

On Roe v. Wade and “self-radicalization” — Semantics are often seen as the purview of pedants; stumbling, inartful explanation is not inherently less valuable than one riddled with jargon. To correct someone on minor semantics is akin to correcting their spelling or pronunciation of unfamiliar words, that is, a dick move. In most circumstances, I’d agree. …

When I tell people that I’m leaving New York for good, there are a small number of responses I get as though it’s a conversation with an NPC (non-player character) in a video game, and they’re only programmed to offer so many paths, all of them shitty. The worst part…

What. The. Fuck? Just when you think living in this country–in this world–in this timeline can’t get any more batshit, it somehow manages to surprise. Last night, Politico Magazine published a leaked early draft of the forthcoming Supreme Court decision on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Written by Samuel…