The Modesty Experiment

I know I should write some brilliant blog post about this. Something compelling that gets shared a million times and favorited by everyone.
But I'm tired of explaining why women should be allowed to do what they want to with their bodies, how forcing women to have children they don't want damages society, and how false, hateful rhetoric by those who want to control women isn't just words...

Last week, I did something I'm having a lot of trouble forgiving myself for. The time came to stand up for a female friend online, in a classic case of "guy makes discussion about feminism all about him and then gets butthurt when called on it," and...

I wish I were a woman in Ireland 200 years ago. I would rather die of typhoid fever or in childbirth than have to figure out how to stream video, or come up with the perfect f*cking Tweet, or try to stay informed about the world without wishing, after...

Today my husband and I had a fabulous "date day." We went to Davenport Beach and I made ill-advised explorations over slippery rocks, just so I could maybe touch some anemones (I got my wish). We shopped at a militantly organic little store in a trailer...