As an OB/GYN, I want to say a little more about RFK's danger to the unborn. The placenta is a specific target organ for the COVID virus. Placental infection destroys the ability for oxygen transfer. Maternal vaccination prevents intrauterine fetal demise. But sure, let's claim there's no risk.

Duckworth: "Let's make it clear -- the President of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation. This is not normal. This is not acceptable behavior."

Reading can be rest, resistance, and celebration all at once, so if you’re looking to add to your Pride month activities, here’s a non-exhaustive list of LGBTQ+ Southern books published in the first half of 2025.

"Instructions for living a life: pay attention be astonished tell about it" ~ Mary Oliver #Writing #Poetry

Here is a sneak peek at our latest cover to keep you warm! Our third issue of volume 6 is out on 1/15/2025, and our Winter 6:3 Issue will be out in just a few days. Cover credit: “Leap of Faith” by Donna Vitucci #chestnutreview #coverart #newissue #literarymagazine #art #cover

In 2024 Clem felt boxed in but feels it’s time to ditch Amazon (and its boxes and billionaires) and shop local. #cats #catlover #pets

Watching Michelle Obama dance at Jennifer Hudson's show yesterday made my day. Love her.

Not sure who needs to hear this but cutting Trump supporters out of your life is not petty or vengeful- it’s actually a vital social tool. Shaming and shunning have long been ways that a civilization makes clear what we consider acceptable and unacceptable behavior.

The amazing Joyce Vance on Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg’s brave stand: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

I’m thrilled that literary journals like The Closed Eye Open create a home for art that inquires into the nature of human consciousness. This ekphrastic poem is based on the cave paintings at Tassili n’Ajjer in Algeria. You can read the full poem here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Q-lL...

“While this is a serious collection, it isn’t somber; there’s hope and strength that arises out of the natural cycle of growing up, taking flight, and finally finding one’s voice.” New review of MAGICICADA by Claire Millikin. southernreviewofbooks.com/2024/11/28/m...

The “Great and Powerful Oz” was just an old white man behind a curtain…

Because I’m in grad school, my cat is in grad school— he steers the world from his heated lap of luxury.