We dissent. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. and reversing nearly 50 years of precedent. The Cedars fam is heartbroken, confused, disappointed, dehumanized, devalued, and fucking pissed. Our mothers...
resurrect verb res·ur·rect | \ ˌre-zə-ˈrekt \ resurrected; resurrecting 1: to bring back to life 2: to bring to view or into use again (^THIS!!) What do we want this all to look like when it’s “over?” (PS: that’s gonna take some time, y’all.) ...
It’s finally fall in Central Texas. Months of relentless heat have finally begun to lift. There’s a palpable lightness to the atmosphere, to people’s demeanors, to the world around us. Things have finally begun to change. I’ve spent most of my life in the Central and...
If only it took a mere 3 days. I love spring. I love Eastertime. I love how the earth (in the US at least) seems to wake back up. At home in Texas, chilly mornings usually give way to an unnecessary sweater tied around my hips by noon. The shoulders and medians on the...
I love this photo. I have never said that about a photo of myself. Ever. I love it because I’m learning to finally love the whole person in it. I didn’t share it to get everyone to “like” it or tell me it’s great. I shared it because for me, it’s an act for...
We can’t escape them and they’re inextricably tethered. Momentum refers to the quantity of motion that an object has. Momentum can be defined as “mass in motion.” Since I was a little girl, I can remember noticing that when I learned something new, like...
Lately I’ve been wrestling with a low level feeling of despair. It’s not the kind of crippling depression where you can’t get anything done; it’s more of a low-level background hum that never quite goes away, like a cough that you just can’t seem to shake. I think it...
It’s beautiful. Truly, it is. To come together in solidarity and stand shoulder to shoulder as we collectively move the needle forward. But it’s simply not enough. This morning we made our way to our local MLK March. We showed up with kids in tow and found our spot at...
Shame is a liar. If you know me at all, you know it’s my arch nemesis. I’ve been rallying against it, waving a flag of freedom to anyone who might need it, marching in protest of it, yelling about it and otherwise trying to help people escape it, for years now....
I’m ready. Finally. Well, honestly, I’ve been ready for a while. At times wanting to shout some of this from the stage or the top of a skyscraper. But I haven’t. And I realize those of you reading this most likely weren’t waiting with bated breath to hear these...
