Let me lower your blood pressure

Something soothing in the age of Internet "hot takes" and a list of my 2023-24 writings.

I’m going on vacation this week and taking a break from my laptop to fish and grill. In lieu of a new post, I thought I’d share some older writing.

I’ve noticed my “op eds” have been oddly popular.

Is The Future Autistic?

The humiliation of momhood has been good for me

What Is A Gentleman? Male Violence & Female Fear

But I’m actually not a Twitter firebrand or agent provocateur. I write those opinionated pieces more to figure out what I’m thinking than anything else. Today, I wanted to resend a post I wrote some months ago that—because it wasn’t a blood-boiling hot-take—didn’t get much attention. But it’s lovely! Please take a look, if only to add some variety to your reading diet.

Stuff I’ve Written Elsewhere—

• American Spectator » ‘Exhilarated’ by Terrorism: How to Make Sense of the Far Left’s Support of Hamas

• Ekstasis Magazine » The Scars of the Crocodile Spirit

• Clayjar Review » Panic in The Valley of Dry Bones (story)

• Clayjar Review » The Rearguard of Late Spring (poem)

• Medicinal Media » Doomscrolling? Set your phone to grayscale

• Merion West » From Town Bloody Hall to 2023: A Tale of Two Debates on Women’s Liberation

• Evie Magazine » How to Thrift Shop Like A Hot Girl

• Evie Magazine » Korean “Girl Dinner”

• Business Insider » I'm in an intergenerational friendship with a mother and daughter. Here's what we've all learned from our connection.

• Ithaca Times » local newspaper writing

• Medicinal Media » The Magic of Live Performance

• Medicinal Media » Can Gaming Avatars Make Us Better People?

Thanks for journeying with me these last ten months as I fight to surpass writer’s block. Soak in the sun, and buy a watermelon.

Aufwiedersehen!

Amelia