Archive - 50 Shades of WTF

The Wart Was Just the Warning

Trump isn’t the disease—he’s the symptom. The cancer was always there.

Jul 11 •

The Cult of the Mediocre Male

When toxic CEOs rebrand as prophets, and we still buy in, and then elect them to the highest office in the land.

Jul 10 •

What a Handyman Taught Me About Fear

What a Normal Night in Maui Taught Me About Being a Woman

Jul 8 •

Bread, Circuses, and Fourth Turnings

Is This America’s Final Act or a Reboot?

Jul 4 •

Living, Even When They Don’t Want Us To

Jul 2 •

June 2025

Lady Whistledown Has Entered the Chat

We’re done playing nice with hypocrites and hall monitors.

Jun 28 •

Mean Girl Energy: Activated

Because being polite doesn’t stop fascism.

Jun 26 •

The Edge of the Void

One voice, lost in the chaos, still reaching for beauty.

Jun 23 •

Have you not read King Lear?

When you serve a mad king, don’t be surprised when he feeds you to the crowd.

Jun 21 •

Dear White Suburban Mom,

Let Your Kids Out of the Bubble

Jun 19 •

Voices from the Sidewalk

stories of love passing by

Jun 16 •

They followed men with robes and scrolls. We follow influencers with ring lights.

Jun 14 •

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