calcatesFeb 24 min readFixedI opened the New York Times app this morning to see, As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do. Cue complicated somatic...
calcatesDec 5, 20223 min readIndoctrinationAs the attack on transgender rights and gender-affirming healthcare grows in our country, I am feeling a particular sense of huntedness....
calcatesJan 20, 20222 min readMoments: Exhibit AA morning like so many others. Uneventful. Lunch-making and listening. The stagnant grey of mid-January in northern Virginia calling...
calcatesDec 18, 20215 min readDon't Let the Santas Keep Us DownI love joy. Love. It. Surprise? Bring it! Magic? Yes, please. Perhaps what I love most about these experiences is that they are available...
calcatesOct 26, 20204 min readGimme That Ol’ Time Repression"Pull your shirt down!" came an adult female voice from off-field. I was playing football with the boys again. It was summer. It was hot....
calcatesOct 13, 20203 min readThis Ain't Twilight“Hey, Bear. What’s up?” I move across my son’s bedroom toward his slumped little 10-year-old self behind the end of his bed. A sad scene,...