This Week Was Hard Oh, I know, that’s not exactly news. Everyone’s got it rough these days, and most people are a lot worse off than I am; I’m well aware of that fact. I am, indeed, grateful for the many good things and privileges in my life. …

Disclaimer first: I’m not transgender, nonbinary, or even gender-questioning, although I resist being limited or defined by gender stereotypes (I suppose I can be considered gender-nonconforming). I can’t say that I really understand gender dysphoria personally. …

There are people, indeed entire branches of philosophy, that believe we all have the power to choose our own reality. With the right focus, we can manifest whatever we want. We can do anything, be anything. Nothing holds us back except the limitations we choose to accept or impose on…

Like Einstein, we get cranky at the idea that reality is determined by a roll of the dice, and all the more so when we realize the dice in question must be complicated enough to put any gamer’s collection to shame. We wish Schrodinger had gotten a dog. I was…

Pronouns Aren’t the Problem: Musings on the Growing Pains of Gender-Neutral Language It struck me while I was enjoying the marvelous novella “River of Teeth” by Sarah Gailey, which has a character named Hero whose pronouns are they/them/theirs. (For anyone new to gender-neutral language, using these pronouns means that Hero…

The Fat Acceptance Movement Isn’t About Fat: It’s About Human Decency Apparently, there are some fierce debates on social media these days between “fat positive” people and not so fat positive people, particularly those promoting an exercise or diet program. Both sides have plenty of valid points. Yes, some people…