Happy Third Anniversary, Homeschoolers Anonymous!

This March, Homeschoolers Anonymous turned three. I found the site several weeks after the launch, on April 12, 2013. I still remember it, because I was in a meeting for the student newspaper on campus and one of my fellow editors, Cynthia Jeub (now known as Artemis Stardust), had sent me the link earlier thatContinueContinue reading “Happy Third Anniversary, Homeschoolers Anonymous!”

My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt

Most people seem to either love or hate Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Two of my study buddies during my senior year of college couldn’t stand watching it because they don’t like awkward humor. And there are some problematic elements in the show. But nearly everyone agrees that I am basically Kimmy Schmidt. They watch the showContinueContinue reading “My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt”

Poem: Poetry is how I pray

Southeast Texas has the best fog ever. This photo is from outside the Walmart in Port Arthur. One of my goals for 2016 is to write a new spoken word poem every month. Here’s March’s poem. I read this spoken word poem at Beaumont’s First Baptist Church Sunday, April 17 during an open mic serviceContinueContinue reading “Poem: Poetry is how I pray”

Recognizing and supporting isolated fundamentalist homeschool kids

I took a social media break last month. I still blogged and kept in touch with a few friends, but I stopped reading my Facebook and Twitter feeds all the time. That’s not what my social media breaks used to look like. My social media breaks used to be the way that I covered forContinueContinue reading “Recognizing and supporting isolated fundamentalist homeschool kids”

‘No Longer Quivering’ webmaster thinks speculating about LGBT Quiverfull kids is okay

In January 2016, Vyckie Garrison, one of the founders of No Longer Quivering, started a public thread asking for speculations about the Duggar family for 2016. Her followers started guessing about the sexual identity of the Duggar children still living at home. The comments turned vicious, involving threats of violence towards other survivors and stalking. ReadContinueContinue reading “‘No Longer Quivering’ webmaster thinks speculating about LGBT Quiverfull kids is okay”