I’ve been a professional writer, editor, and content creator for 13 years. Over this time, I have worked in a newsroom at a regional newspaper, I currently edit for a respected magazine, and I have published thousands of articles in dozens of publications ranging from “voicey” hot takes to researched-based…

Cutting out friends is harsh, but pushing some into the acquaintance zone may be just the space I needed. — I listened to a creator on TikTok explain that the reason why some women adopt an IDGAF attitude after turning 40 isn’t that they healed from past traumas or because they are somehow hardier thanks to life experience; it’s because hormonal changes shift the female brain from thinking in terms…

There are many powerful examples of how anti-abortion measures only hurt people; here are a few everyone should check out. — No shade against the prolific writer Margaret Atwood and her critically acclaimed work The Handmaid’s Tale, but if you’re like me and a bit tired of everyone comparing current events to that story, then read on for a list of other works that give context and dimension to the history…

If women represent 85% of consumer purchases, then let’s use that to our advantage. Protests have traditionally meant taking to the streets with a neatly worded slogan to shout out upset over whatever is happening. They can be incredibly inspiring, they can lift us up and make us feel seen…

Book banning is a wickedly cruel and cowardly thing to do. In an era when the words “free speech” are weaponized to defend even the grossest ideas (racism, sexism, antisemitism, take the red pill, etc.), it seems particularly insidious and hypocritical that anyone from the right would advocate for censorship…

This morning the front walkway was slick with a thin sheet of wet ice. As I walked my three kids from the house to the car, I warned them to be careful and to try and step on the grass where there was at least some traction, but before I…

I never do this. I never write a hot take. And I certainly never write one that I know will absolutely piss people off and invite insult and injury to the comments section. …

No new writer should rush to grow big quickly, here’s why. — *steps up on soap box* The other day, I was reading one of my favorite Medium writers, Linda Caroll. If you haven’t read her work before, she writes in a friendly, chatty tone while generously dotting her posts with brilliant tips for new writers; especially those who are new to…

If you’re dreaming of swimming through gravy rivers on mountains of perfectly whipped mashed potatoes, all balanced delicately on an overflowing plate of Thanksgiving food, then hey, what’s up? You’re my people. But beyond eating mashed potatoes, what is there to say? You might think the tuber is about as…