In the United States there’s a myth that this country was founded on the basis of egalitarianism. According to the standard storyline, ordinary people living in the colonies got together to rebel against their British masters and set out to create the most democratic government in existence. In the place of the tyranny of monarchy, [...]

all i want is to stay here. to continue to live in grand rapids. since moving back here in june 2010 this hasn’t been tested like it was in the tender days of october. my core has been shaken, brought to a dark place, emptied out, and refilled with more love and joy for this [...]

The last two years have found me re-prioritizing everything. Mostly this has been because I started playing Roller Derby for the Grand Raggidy Roller Girls in March of 2010. Since doing so, I have fallen so in love with the sport that I can barely make time for anything else. I love it with my [...]

Fuck, I miss my sister.  She is in Nicarauga for a year, and we had some great hang-out sessions before she left, unprecedented, and refreshing and inspiring as all hell.  We talked of joy, of love, of romance, of genes, and of being comfortable with not knowing.  We also laughed really hard, went swimming, ate [...]

dedicated to this mother. thick warm mother on my skin. seeping through seeping strong. if this seeps i’ll steep and we’ll steep in the secretary cup as if it matters more since you returned. steep alone steep in my bed mother steep this sore skin. can’t seem to heal can’t seal heal this elbow. strongest [...]

This past Sunday I went to visit with my Grandmother and Mother at my Grandmothers place. I figured I would take the long way and drive around my old neighborhood in Wyoming, Michigan. I was excited to do this not only because I would get to see what the house I grew up in looks [...]

  Just went to see a metal show at the Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids. I don’t recall the bands, but they where long and unreadable. One band was called WEEDEATER nuff said! So as I sat and watched after paying my 17 bucks I was thinking about how punk is just better then metal [...]

Lots of science fiction movies share similar plots: they are set in dystopian futures where humanity—or at least what’s left of it—is living in duress. Whether on planet earth or somewhere else, the basic plots are the same: technology has come to dominate human interaction, machines have to some degree taken over, and bizarre technological [...]

My dad and I were driving to Grand Haven this weekend to see a movie. We were taking the backwoods way, because my dad always likes taking scenic routes to places instead of looking at the same old highway. He pointed down a little road in the middle of a field. I followed it with [...]

The other day I got invited to a talk radio show on WGVU. They invited three business owners into discuss the great local company they had to offer Grand Rapids. So I got to the station and I seemed to be a tad bit late because everybody was waiting so I quickly introduced myself to [...]