Halloween’s Shadow

Spooky season is over, ushering in a more terrifying time of the year for those of us in the United States: election season. US politics is heavily polarized as it is, but since this is an election year, it’s especially unpleasant. I’ve always said about the two US political parties in power that one (the […]

Sacrilege in the Cult of Patriotism

The 4th of July was earlier this week, and if you’re in the US like I am, you probably celebrated with fireworks, hot dogs, burgers, and beer – it is the American way to celebrate. I’ve never been much for dramatic displays of patriotism; in all honesty, I’m not much for patriotism period. While I’m […]

Presumption of Innocence

Apologies for my absence last week. After the shitshow that was the Kavanaugh hearing and his subsequent confirmation, I took a mini vacation to visit a friend (read: I was having sex). Now that I’m back, I have a few thoughts I need to share about the situation. We’ll start with presumption of innocence, or, […]

A Patriotic Nightmare

I hadn’t originally planned on writing a political post, but I had a disturbing dream the other morning. I’m not an expert on dream interpretation, but I think in this case it’s pretty clear what it means to me, and I feel it’s important to share. Usually my nightmares are supernatural in nature – being […]