care work

No Time to Care

A powerful father openly living for his children may not be cinematic, but it’s rare enough to be news.

Because I Could Not Stop For Posting, an Instagram Elegy

Journalists need Twitter. Does a mom need Instagram?

Many Lost, Few Found

While we thread theories online, the bones of mothers, sisters and daughters wait to be found.

art

I've Slept with my Baby Blankie for 36 Years

I could be embarrassed about my baby blanket. Instead, I'll tell you everything it's taught me.

The One Thing That Shocked Me About LulaRoe

As a Mormon mother, I'd gotten used to being sold MLMs. I didn't think I could be shocked anymore! I was wrong.

Many Happy Returns: A Birthday on September 11

My daughter was born on 9/11. People said I should tell her she was born on the 9/10 instead.

By Design

White communists, socialists, feminists, and capitalists tried to engineer society through kitchen design.

science

The Starts and Ends of Creation

As the tide rises, the effectiveness of my ADHD medication descends.

war

Fill Every War Plane with Refugees

We sent planes to Afghanistan full of troops, guns and maladapted intention. They always came back hollow. This time send them empty and bring them back full.

art

Tree of Life

Americans are refusing vaccines because they've forgotten that it's natural for children to die of infection disease.

food

Emotional Support Kitchen

It's a comfort to gain so much control over an outcome. Even when that outcome is one single roasted carrot.

Mommies of Instagram

They weren't being paid for care work, they were being paid for their online depiction of care work.