My promise is a twice monthly . Hence, the title, First And The 15th. Historically, those were the dates that cash transfer payments (or “welfare”) were issued in major cities like New York. That is how the bi-monthly cycle becam…
Hello from out here on the Thames Delta. I am on low power this week - I am, in fact, doing a couple of days of Slow Carb to try and kickstart the loss of the annoyingly clinging winter weight I picked up, and I would murder you for a...
Shaunta Grimes and Shannon Ashley have figured out how to earn full-time incomes as writers. They want to teach you how you can, too.
It’s like a blog, or a satellite feed directly to my consciousness, but you get it right in your inbox! Maybe that’s not appealing, maybe blogs and radio are horrifying to you, BUT...
The idea for Pop Cultural Studies comes from people I have talked to in my studies of literature – some people maintain the notion that there is a contrast of high culture and low culture. Some professors I have encountered scoff at the idea that
I have toyed with the idea writing for years, and I have finally found my particular niche. My primary goal was, and still remains, to write a story that I would like to read. I am humbled and delighted that ya'll (yes I AM Southern) wil…
Welcome to Spooky Bitches, a newsletter about the weirdest, scariest, creepiest, and/or most skull-shaped things that life has to offer, written by Erin Mayer and Gabrielle Moss. Every week, we'll reflect on topics like our favorite urban legends,
Maybe you don’t know what “hormone therapy” means and you’re looking to learn about The Trans Experience. Maybe we went to that all-girls Catholic school together and you want to know what I think about that...
Lover of challenges, creativity, curiosities. Freelancer, manager, researcher. Folklore, place, people, identity. Some things digital, some things education...
You sit there at night, staring at the ceiling, wondering, “What’s Chip Zdarsky up to?” You turn in bed to face me, but my back is to you as always. It’s cold in the room. Too cold. So, you pull out your phone, hoping the light doesn’t wake me...