An Academic’s Journey with Infertility
I stared down at that white stick with its single pink line: not pregnant. I set it down next to the other white stick with its digital read out that said: not pregnant. This wasn’t the first time I saw…
Sexual Violence and a Woman on the Internet
“I hope you get gang raped by a bunch of pirates. Eat d**k and die.” Just one of countless messages I received threatening physical or sexual violence. TW: Sexual Violence. On February 5, 2021 I published an article with the…
Hello Fall; oh how I’ve missed you
Hello fall. Oh what a time we’re living in. It’s been six months since COVID-19 began affect our daily lives. How is the virus affecting you? I find that this has disrupted my routines and I’m finding it harder and…
Hello July! Whoaaaa-oooh! We’re halfway there!
Hello July! How are we already halfway through 2020?! It seems like 2019 was both yesterday and a lifetime ago. COVID has certainly disrupted our lives, including mine. But I’m surprised to say that I’ve been making some steady progress…
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! If you’ve been living under a rock for the last (almost) 25 years you may be asking yourself: What is international talk like a pirate day? Well, according to our friends over at…
Me, Myself, and my Mental Health
The original version of this post appeared on BritishNavalHistory.com and can be found here. I thought long and hard about whether or not to write this post. Certainly others have already written about the subject far more eloquently than I…
