President Trump’s recent executive order, titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism,” revokes the ability for individuals to select a gender-neutral “X” marker on passports. This move effectively enforces a binary definition of gender, recognizing only “male” and “female,”
and has sparked a national debate. Supporters argue it brings clarity and adheres to biological reality, while critics view it as discriminatory, erasing the identities of non-binary individuals. Continues…
I didn’t cry. I calculated. The Bronco wasn’t just chrome and leather; it was a bet he’d placed against their future. While he slept, she folded his…
The room shattered when she laughed. My fingers still tingled from tying the last knot, from believing a handmade gift could stand beside crystal and chrome. Her…
We laugh before we understand. The pig grins, the farmer hesitates, and we tell ourselves it’s all just a bit of fun. But as the punchline lands,…
The first thing you lose is the hum. Not the cars, not the planes, not the distant sirens, but the thin, living thread that once stitched morning…
Fame never prepared him for silence. No scripts, no marks to hit, no audience waiting to applaud his next move. Just the raw, unnerving question of who…
I learned hope from plastic. From the crackle of surprise lunches that appeared when my stomach had already braced for emptiness. In a house full of overdue…