Same Game, New Toy by Elaine Gilmartin Once upon a time, in a primitive land that existed before Twitter (X) and Tik Tok and Facebook, the means by which one could share whatever racist, misogynistic, hateful and/or stupid thought with the masses was greatly limited. One such medium was the…

And how I came to channel my inner scam artist — by Elaine Gilmartin Running sneakers packed, overstuffed luggage in tow to bring supplies from America to my daughter in London, I arrived at JFK to discover their system for checking bags crashed. Yay. …

Land of the Bought and Home of the Easily Deluded By Elaine Gilmartin What do insane amounts of money and gullibility have in common? Fertile ground in America. It seems there is no bottom to the ongoing revelations of certain Supreme Court justices being influenced by lavish gifts from the…

One would think this would be easier — By Elaine Gilmartin 2023 has not been kind to me. Gifted a Garmin Forerunner this past Christmas, I ignored sensible running and made each one performance-based and by early February, suffered a fifth metatarsal fracture of my left foot. Damn you, Garmin. Taking off the requisite two months, with a…

And why you don’t find too many atheists in jail — by Elaine Gilmartin My god values logic and reason, not blind obedience to some texts written thousands of years ago and reasserted over and over like a battering ram to continually reinforce the status quo. My god encourages me to think independently and critically, to question endlessly and with an…

by Elaine Gilmartin I loved the 2015 movie, Grandma, starring Lily Tomlin as a cool, brash, no nonsense grandmother who helps her granddaughter access reproductive care. The teenager, played by Julia Garner, is terrified to go to her mother about her unintended pregnancy, has no money, and finds out the…

It’s not the only thing; Time to go on the Offensive by Elaine Gilmartin For those who have not yet connected the dots, rolling back the right to abortion has nothing to do with the preservation of life. It’s an autocratic power grab intended to marginalize women from political and…

A tale of the desert, a ditch, and a side of desperation — By Elaine Gilmartin Ever have one of those dreams when you feel like you are running in quicksand and not getting very far? Sometimes it’s not a dream. I had run a few half marathons with my younger daughter when my older daughter suggested she and I run one together…

by Elaine Gilmartin A Rolling Stone article on May 2nd, The Next Front in the GOP’s War on Women: No-Fault Divorce, details conservative podcaster, Steven Crowder, decrying no fault divorce laws that simply allow women to leave marriages. Apparently irate that his wife chose to leave him after being abused…