• Lies I’ve Told

    The biggest lie I have ever told was in first grade. I told my mom an elaborate story of a gunman that came into my elementary school and hid on our stage. I was grounded, though I’m certain it wasn’t for as long as I deserved. I’ve told millions, if not billions of lies, since…

  • But What Does This Have to Do With Me?

    What’s your easy answer? The right one?

  • But I Have No Idea What I’m Doing

    Rest in the weight of the unknowing.

  • But I’m Not Racist

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day 3: But I’m Not Racist A note to the reader: I apologize for the delay on this last week. Things have been unbelievably busy. Thanks for sticking with me! I scoffed and stared blankly at my computer screen. This couldn’t be right. I didn’t just have friends…

  • But You Have to Pick One

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day Two: But You Have to Pick One So many issues, so little time. Pick a contemporary American issue. Heck, pick a classical political issue. It can, and almost always is or has been, reduced to two diametrically opposed opposites. Women’s suffrage – for or against. Emancipation –…

  • But They’re On the Other Side of Me

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day One: But They’re On the Other Side of Me It’s no secret that America is more divided than ever before. The racist right versus the triggered left. Socialist AOC versus Nazi Donald Trump. It’s easy to label people. It helps us know who we’re for and who…

  • Who, What, Why?

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day 5: Who, What, Why? There’s lot of names for it. Samaria. The far right. Snowflakes. Sex workers and TV Hosts. What is the name for you? Who or what do you hate? Are you unable to see any good in? What Bible verses or political opinions do…

  • Facebook, Facetime, and Following

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day Four: Facebook, Facetime, and Following One of my absolute best friends from childhood is getting married next month in my home state one week before I head home for the holiday season. I can’t justify going home back to back and I can’t get off work. I’m…

  • Disagree, Denounce, Divide

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day Three: Disagree, Denounce, Divide To continue our conversation from yesterday on being right, there are a two key ways to assert our correctness to those around us. We can debate or we can discuss. The key difference between the two has to do with the motivation. With…

  • Ellen, Existence, and Equality of Thought

    Lies We Believe About Ourselves and Others Day 2: Ellen, Existence, and the Equality of Thought In October, an unlikely thing happened. A queen of daytime TV, who many across political spectrums and identities have come to love and respect, came under fire for the very thing that made her a revolution: kindness. Ellen DeGeneres,…