2020 finally gave us something to look forward to — The holidays are upon us. Soon, depending on your beliefs regarding how viruses are transmitted, you’ll be watching children rip open presents and then give cold half-hugs to whomever gifted them the pointless toy before they go about pillaging the Christmas tree again for their next conquest. …

My mother emailed a recipe for an easy summer pasta. My partner and I love pasta, as does everyone—we can all unite and join hands and love one another in our collective love of pasta. Even those who live in fear of carbs love pasta. But my partner is not…

In the days following Ahmaud Arbery’s lynching at the hands of a father-son “White Patriot” duo, I wrote a short poem about the hypocrisy of America’s “founding fathers” and their Declaration of Independence. …

Hi. It’s me. Your run-of-the-mill, late 30s white guy. I have a confession that I hope others who look like me and run in the same circles of belief that I used to might find helpful: I’d rather be left behind like Nicholas Cage than toil in an eternal state…