I’m certainly not the first one to say that we need pain in order to grow. But I have been thinking about this concept for a while now, and think there is a fine balance to be struck. I recently mentioned on Twitter how too many of us …
Hookup culture is alive and well these days, aided by apps like Tinder and supported by mainstream media and “sex positive” feminists alike. Despite how they spin it, I think this is incredibly destructive. (For my older readers, …
Should schools be gender segregated? It’s the question on everyone’s mind. Well, not really, but it’s on mine and it should be on yours. With each passing day it seems like I hear of more cases of boys being diagnosed and …
Edit: I understand that gay marriage was not legalized until 2015, however, I was unable to find more recent stats about married gay couples with children. I included that statistic in order to show that the children of same-sex married couples have …
Sitting here looking out over my grandparents’ land that edges into the Gila National Forest of New Mexico, I can’t help but marvel at what an incredible space they have carved out for themselves in this world over the course of more than twenty …
In French, the world “culte” (cult) is often used interchangeably with “religion” (spelled the same in French and English). We tend to make more of a distinction in English, never really mixing the term used for the settlement …
“For Good Health, Please Wash Hands.” I found myself staring at the sign posted above the sink in the x-ray room as I waited for the nurse to gather the supplies she would need for the procedure. The room hummed like a window AC unit, and …
March 24, 2017
After my first brutal hunt, I became the unofficial animal executioner at the Webster household. There was trouble at the petting zoo–how I sometimes referred to the Webster farm with its myriad ducks, chickens, turkeys, goats, alpacas, horses, …
I was sitting up in a tree stand in the forty-degree weather. The sun had finally come up and was starting to thaw my frozen hands and feet. It was a beautiful West Virginia morning. The forest was clear thanks to all the damp dropped leaves covering …
People will do all kinds of strange things for love, and the destruction of property is no exception. I asked my friend if he wanted to hang out one evening, and he said yes. He was living with a mutual friend at the time, and he invited me to come …
