calcatesDec 5, 20223 minIndoctrinationAs the attack on transgender rights and gender-affirming healthcare grows in our country, I am feeling a particular sense of huntedness....
calcatesJan 20, 20222 minMoments: Exhibit AA morning like so many others. Uneventful. Lunch-making and listening. The stagnant grey of mid-January in northern Virginia calling...
calcatesDec 18, 20215 minDon't Let the Santas Keep Us DownI love joy. Love. It. Surprise? Bring it! Magic? Yes, please. Perhaps what I love most about these experiences is that they are available...
calcatesOct 26, 20204 minGimme That Ol’ Time Repression"Pull your shirt down!" came an adult female voice from off-field. I was playing football with the boys again. It was summer. It was hot....
calcatesOct 13, 20203 minThis Ain't Twilight“Hey, Bear. What’s up?” I move across my son’s bedroom toward his slumped little 10-year-old self behind the end of his bed. A sad scene,...