… the blood moon has held significant meaning for people for thousands of years—most quite odious.

All the freedoms outlined in the First Amendment go hand in hand, and work together for our protection from would-be authoritarians..

Wild with rage and terror, the bull charged down the line; workers scattered like confetti blown out of a shotgun.

…I had ingested enough DIY details to make my own space station from wood pallets.

Are history teachers not supposed teach about the Trail of Tears, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement?

…when you laughed with her that time, over that one thing, til both of you were crying and trying not to pee—just before she got the diagnosis.

…put 300 people together who are expected to politely ignore their differences out of deference for the happy couple, and you’re likely to witness some real interesting herd behavior

Because we fit here better than anywhere else, forever marked by the history of a land that lives within our bones.

If had I known then what lay ahead for us, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy a single, magical moment, that didn’t always seem that magical, in the moment, but now is so easily recognizable.

…over the years, there have been may times when I’ve opened my mouth and, much to the confusion and bafflement of my kids, my Grandmother came out.