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The Trouble With: Body Hair

This is a rat’s nest of a topic. Yet I have some thoughts. I think cultural expectations surrounding body hair are really important.

Forget Not Fume

I raged about the patriarchy this morning and thought, after, what a waste of my time and emotion.

The Trouble With: Shoes

Oh, it’s hard for me to even find a place to start. How about with the fact that, in the U.S., there are bi-gendered shoe categories.

Closing the Door on Opportunity

A little over a year ago, I moved to a small town. I have felt ready, viscerally, deep in my intuitive being, to finally settle into a place

The Mysterious Power of Smells

A cold Colorado winter is a time of breathing.  Deep breaths while walking the dog or taking a hike on a snowy trail.

Time and Love

There are two things I truly, deeply believe in. I say “believe in,” though these two things are real.

The Trouble With: Books

A few weeks ago I had a conversation with my father about books. I was complaining about a book I was reading, Lisa Taddeo's Three Women.

A Taste for Failure

I went to see the Marvel movie “Eternals” last week. I quite liked it. Didn’t think it deserved the overwhelming panning that it received.

Glory Days

I’ve listened to a lot of folks talk wistfully about times they seem to think were better. You probably have, too.

The Trouble With: Machinery

Why, oh why, is machinery overwhelmingly considered by our culture to be a masculine thing?

Obtain vs. Attain

I propose we separate these two words clearly out in order to understand ourselves better. I think we should change their definitions.

The Trouble With: Skis

They are waxed boards you put under your feet in order to slide down a snowy hill. What could that possibly have to do with your sex organs?

The Trouble With: Hooch

I find booze to be one of the most bizarre items on the list of things people think they should relate to differently based on their gender.

Losing Friends Over Politics

Let’s be honest about something. If you have lost a friend over politics, it’s been someone’s choice — either yours or your friend’s.

"So, what do you do?"

This question has become especially grating, lately. Grating and bewildering. I’ve never loved this question, because I am not conventional.

The Trouble With: Pockets

Based on the available evidence, it seems that those who design clothing intended to be marketed to women think women live in doll houses.

The Trouble With: "Roman Holiday"

Ah, “Roman Holiday,” the classic 1953 rom-com starring our beloved little miss Audrey Hepburn and our dear gentleman Gregory Peck.

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