The Old Ball and Chain: Biblical Divorce
What does it mean for a divorce to be “biblical”? And does that even matter?
Category: Writing
The Old Ball and Chain: Are You Sure?
My mom asked me, “Are you sure?” about my upcoming marriage. It was the first time I ignored a question about the health of that relationship.
The Old Ball and Chain: New Series and a Disclaimer
Introduction to a new series on marriage, and how what was supposed to help…didn’t.
So You Want to be an Ally…
Five tips (and one bonus tip) for people who want to be called an ally.
Why I Don’t Want Your Mother’s Day Well-Wishes
Moms of LGBTQ kids don’t want your well-wishes on Mother’s Day when you conspire against our kids the rest of the year.
Rachel Was Both
I was in fourth grade the first time I heard Charlotte’s Web. Our teacher would read us a chapter of a book right after recess and thus introduced me to Charlotte and Wilbur and Fern and Templeton. A story of unlikely friends, a story about sticking up for and aiding the underdog. As my teacher […]
My #MeToo Story
My #metoo story is almost nothing, which is why I’ve never talked about it. I know women who have dealt with significant trauma from unwanted sexual advances, and I’m not traumatized at all. (For real. There are plenty of traumas in my life, but the following story is not one of those.) But I feel […]
