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I think we’ve all got tasks throughout our day when we need our hands to do something, but our brains are otherwise unoccupied: doing the dishes,...

I love Pride month, traditionally observed in June in the U.S., but I also having complicated feelings about Pride. Growing up, being queer was always coded...

June is National Iced Tea Month! Ice tea is something I’ve been drinking my whole life. While I grew up mainly in the south and live...

When I first became a parent, I thought that nothing could be more difficult than the infant years. The sheer terror of not knowing what I...

Have you ever wished you could stop time? Just for a minute or two, to pause and catch your breath. I’m not talking about Time Travel...

Marian Hayes, the Duchess of Clare, just shot her husband. Of course, the evil man deserved what was coming to him, but now she must flee...

Before I started my Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California, I had heard about Percival Everett’s teaching philosophy. Due to...