The Day Love Became Legal

As the Supreme Court reconsiders marriage equality, I remember the day Virginia said yes.

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

Reclaiming the Night Woods

How a firefly, a secret waterfall, and the pull of sunrises led me back into a tent

Sep 30 • 

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Reflections on America's History

How a road trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio captures America at its best and worst

Sep 18 • 

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August 2025

My Sacred Canon

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, how I came to revere a Canon PowerShot SD400 camera as a sacred object.

Aug 29 • 

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Women Who Dare

Today's intrepid women offer hope for the future.

Aug 19 • 

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July 2025

A Lifelong Road Trip

A reflection on traveling to all fifty states over the course of seventy years.

Jul 29 • 

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June 2025

Feeling Celebrated

Why celebrating each other matters

Jun 15 • 

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May 2025

What the Heck Is an NPE?

Finding community through difficult discoveries

May 11 • 

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April 2025

American Women and DEI

How US quarters honoring women could fall victim to anti-DEI initiatives

Apr 15 • 

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March 2025

Erin Go Braugh!

A symbol of a heritage I know too little about

Mar 18 • 

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What Basketball, Social Security, and International Women's Day Have In Common

Looking to women, past and present, for inspiration in these times

Mar 8 • 

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February 2025

The Decision to Resist

What are you willing to do to resist? How far will you go for a cause you believe in?

Feb 28 • 

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