I was a hardcore Trekkie for most of my adolescence. I watched almost all the Star Trek episodes at least thirty times. I knew all the trivia. …

I’ve been watching the God’s Not Dead movies on Tubi. I’m not sure why. Maybe I’m a masochist. If so, I’m not a hardcore masochist who likes whips and chains. …

“She stuck a piece of vacuum cleaner into her vagina,” the nurse says. It’s 2015. I’m working as an interfacility paramedic in a large conservative state. I and an EMT working with me have just been dispatched out to a rural hospital. We need to transport a female patient from…

Former Congressional Rep. Steve King posted a tweet a few days ago about Juneteenth. And frankly that sentence alone, that Steve King said something about Juneteenth, is enough to make anyone brace herself for some awfulness. …

I only discovered the concept of “Wilis” a few days ago. Wilis (pronounced “WEE-lees”) are a type of ancient Slavic folklore creature. They are the ghosts of maidens who have died of heartbreak after being betrayed by men. Wilis are considered very dangerous. Any man who encounters a wili late…

TW: Eating Disorders, Mental Health I struggle with binge eating. I admit it. I decided to join a binge eating support group online. The support group had strict rules (no “thinspo,” no “pro-ana” comments, no pushing of fad diets or supplements, no bullying, etc. etc.) and I appreciated that. …

I was the creepy kid in school. I had no friends. My loneliness was half by choice, half by simply being kinda creepy. I barely did schoolwork and spent most of my time reading comic books. When I looked at the popular cool kids, I wanted to be them. Sometimes…

I work as a substitute teacher occasionally. It’s a fun job. You chill with kids, read books to them, and most importantly you help public schools. Teachers are like the rest of us. They get sick sometimes. Their kids can get sick. They have sitters who occasionally fall through and…

Everyone wants to forget the 1999 Best Picture Oscar winner American Beauty. It is a gross, disgusting, icky film that has aged SO badly in the last two decades. When American Beauty was released, it was portrayed as one of those dark comedy dramas that talks about the emptiness of…