Gretchen L. Kelly, Author

I Don’t Need To Respect Your Beliefs

Right now everyone’s talking about beliefs. Beliefs that prompted the infamous Religious Freedom Act in Indiana last year, and last week’s Georgia’s Religious Freedom Bill and most recently North Carolina’s wide reaching and shocking HB 2, along with other similar initiatives that are peppering the country. Laws and bills aimed at limiting or taking away rights. It’s supposedly all about beliefs. […]

Why Boys Need Feminism

“Boy… You’re going to carry that weight, Carry that weight a long time…” -The Beatles, Carry That Weight You realize a few things when you bring a baby boy into the world. Your mind swirls with emotion and awe and fear and joy. You start to dream immediately of the kind of life your son […]

I Don’t Need To Respect Your Beliefs

Right now everyone’s talking about beliefs. Beliefs that prompted the infamous Religious Freedom Act in Indiana last year, and last week’s Georgia’s Religious Freedom Bill and most recently North Carolina’s wide reaching and shocking HB 2, along with other similar initiatives that are peppering the country. Laws and bills aimed at limiting or taking away rights. It’s supposedly all […]

OMG, Time Magazine- You Are So Cray

“Done, done, on to the next one Done I’m done and I’m on to the next one” -Foo Fighers, All My Life Oh, Time Mag. You’re like, literally, so smart. I read your annual word banishment poll yesterday and I can’t even… I love your witty and oh so patronizing list you publish every year. […]

Enough Of This Shit

  “Where you born to resist, or be abused? Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?” -Foo Fighters, Best of You Saturday was a fun day. We spent the evening at friend’s house. The kids laughing and playing in the pool while we enjoyed good food, great conversation and […]