By Starshine Roshell


    I always knew I'd speak at my father's funeral.
    It's a morbid thought, I know. But I was sure I'd deliver his eulogy. See, he's a fascinating man — passionate and charismatic, the kind of guy who seems to have lived several lives in the s… Read full post »

The first time I heard my toddler curse another driver from the backseat, I realized that our kids learn an awful lot through observation. The key word being “awful.” Whether we’re driving aggressively, snacking unhealthily, or saying, “No, sorry,” to the panhandler… Read full post »

By Starshine Roshell


    We weren't trying to save the world. Let's face it: A hot beverage and warm brownies are token gestures, incapable of righting economic inequities or even staving off cold and hunger for more than an hour.
    We only wanted one of those "shiny mom…

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By Starshine Roshell

    Pet Care. Kickball. Archery. Cub Scouts earn a colored belt loop for each cool new skill they master. Strangely, the organization doesn't make a loop for the lesson that's being taught to the little boys in Pack 70 of University Park, Texas: Intolerance.
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She’s informed. She’s omnipresent. And she once called Ann Coulter a “horse-faced tranny” on MSNBC.

“Now I kind of wish I’d said something worse,” jokes Ana Marie Cox, the Washington journalist who serves up politics with liberal seasoning and a s/… Read full post »