They say God works in mysterious ways. I’m gonna co-sign that sentiment. Our decidedly purple North Carolina town recently held its third Pride festival. The first two incarnations were, by

Like hundreds of millions of Americans, I am preparing to go to the polls to cast my vote in the most consequential election of my lifetime, perhaps of this nation’s

This week, an alarming video surfaced of a woman being assaulted at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, for wearing a shirt that said, “Release The Epstein Files’ while heckling

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they wear Primus t-shirts. This morning my newsfeed was filled with videos of a woman in a yellow jacket and concert tee being escorted

Warning: this piece includes references to sexual assault, as well as words many may find offensive. Everything discussed is alleged in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Jane

I know singer Ed Sheeran. (Well, in a way I do, and so do you.) In the wake of the whirlwind of controversy over rapper Macklemore’s removal from Sheeran’s tour

(Photo by Peggy Sirota) Hey, Ed Sheeran, Well, you’ve had quite a busy week. You’ve caved to your billionaire buddy Robert Kraft, you’ve deferred to the pearl-clutching Pink, you’ve fallen

I feel like I’m losing my mind.” That thought runs through my head more than I’d like to admit these days. As someone who has navigated the past three decades

Hey MAGA, a quick word… I see you out here today, trying to claim Dolly Parton as your own, as if she were one of you, as if you and

This one hurts like hell. This planet has lost so much with the passing of Dolly Parton that it’s difficult to even find a foothold for the grief, a place

Dear Karoline, Well, here we are, or more accurately, here you are. I’d like to say I’m surprised, though that would be a lie. We all saw this coming for

Photo: Will Weissert, Associated Press Lindsey Graham is dead, and it gives me no joy. This is not a celebration; it is a lament. The moment any human being leaves

Hatred is a slow poison. Once it finds its way into the bloodstream, it gradually begins destroying a human being from the inside out. It does its work almost imperceptibly,

Dear Former President Barack Obama and Former First Lady Michelle Obama, History has a way of revealing the truth, eventually. Like the sun gradually coming up over the horizon and

Are you feeling this, America? What is unfolding at the Kennedy Center: This joyous subtraction. This glorious removal. This is the collective jubilation of watching a vile disfigurement reversed, a terrible

Hey, America. I get it: this feels like it’s never going to end, like this oppressive darkness will never lift, like the disorienting chaos of these days is now our

Hey there, we’re the Republican Party, and we’re pro-life! You are? Yup! Cool… so you’re for affordable healthcare for everyone? Umm, well, not exactly; we can’t just take care of everyone. Can you imagine

I was talking with a few friends recently about the state of the nation, and as it often does, the conversation turned toward people we know who still support the

Picture someone you love who died serving this nation, or even someone you’ve never met. Imagine them wherever they took their final breath on this planet: Jumping into churning, frozen

To all the white Republican professed Christians across this country: to hell with you. To hell with you, as you have the unmitigated audacity to fill churches throughout this nation

Hey MAGAs and Trump Supporters, No Cinco de Mayo for you. Seriously, y’all need to sit this one out No one wants to see you ICE-supporting, immigrant-slandering, landscaper-harassing fascist bootlickers

It’s been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Right now, I’d say that it’s stepping into a

Boy, being in a cult really rots your brain. Watching the Right assembling online with virtual torches and pitchforks, engaging in wild histrionics and performative pearl-clutching, while calling for the

Hey, friends, this message isn’t for everyone. It’s not for people who are okay. If you’re perfectly fine, you can skip this. If you’re emotionally regulated, mentally stable, and physically