He didn’t need much convincing — My spouse and I have different affiliations to the American Flag. He comes from a military family and served his four years in the Coast Guard. He has old-fashioned values, and honestly, that’s why I love him so much. He is solid. My husband has been proud of our country…

Even if you're naked and in each other's arms — I will share a part of my history that I've never told anyone, not even my husband or my closest friends. When I was nineteen years old, I was raped by my boyfriend. I've never mentioned this to anyone before because I didn't realize it until recently. I only realized…

But not for the reasons you may think — I am disappointed but not surprised by the jury ruling on the Depp/Heard defamation trial. Depp was awarded $15 million in damages, including $5 million in punitive damages, which the judge capped to $350,000, the legal limit in Virginia. In total, he is entitled to $10.35 million. The jury awarded…

Even though she mistreated me my entire life — My relationship with my mom had always been complicated. She got pregnant by mistake in the ‘60s. That pregnancy was me. She hastily married my father, then two years later had my little brother. At twenty-three years old, she was entrenched in an abusive marriage with two babes. She wanted…

The answer was wrong, but then again, it was right — A long time ago, I was a young mother with a daughter. I was with my coworkers when someone pulled out a pendulum, and we started having fun asking questions and watching the results. For whatever reason, I asked how many children I’d have. The pendulum answered I’d have three…

Let me explain — I’m back to writing—sort of. For the past few months, I’ve taken a writing pause. I’ve been missing out on the best writing topics, too: the dismantling of Roe v Wade, the DV relationship of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard, and I even missed out on Will Smith hitting Chris…

I mean, really? Should we use default AI for writer’s voices? — I like the new listening feature Medium has brought us for the record. I’ve even listened to a couple of articles (including my own) and enjoyed this new trait. I believe it’ll enhance some articles and bring in more readers (listeners?), connecting them more intimately with the writer. However, Medium…

Here are some highlighted articles from our writers who are celebrating women and womanhood this month — We continue to celebrate this year’s Women’s History Month with more fantastic articles from our writers. There are quite a few great articles here, so take some time and read about the women who’ve changed the course of events in their lifetime. Badass Women of the Wild West You’ve heard of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but what about the women of the wild west?medium.com

In the 1920s, an independent woman was born — The ending of the First World War gave way to an economic boom in the United States. People were moving to cities. Modern technology invented kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, telephones, radios, and cars. Women were allowed to vote, drive, live alone in apartments, and work for a living. The…