PinnedMember-onlyMoney Talks and It’s Time for Women to SueHis Sperm Needs Some Culpability Here by Elaine Gilmartin What I propose is this. Should this heinous Supreme Court draft attacking Roe actually come to pass, women ought to harness the power of the courts to exact real pain. Since Alito and his compatriots seated on the Supreme Court are…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
17 hours agoMember-onlyTrump and One Night in Central ParkSame 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. …Rape6 min readRape6 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Oct 31Member-onlyCarbo-Loading With Belgian WafflesAnd 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. By some stroke of luck, the system rebooted an hour later and I was pulled to the…Running9 min readRunning9 min read
Sep 24Member-onlyWelcome to AmericastanLand 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…Supreme Court5 min readSupreme Court5 min read
Published inRunner's Life·Sep 6Member-onlyThe Agony of Not Training for My Next RaceOne 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…Half Marathon3 min readHalf Marathon3 min read
Jul 28Member-onlyMy Imaginary God Can Beat Up Your Imaginary GodAnd 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…Religion3 min readReligion3 min read
Jun 28Member-onlyYes, Grandma, They are Coming For Youby 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. …Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
May 30Member-onlyRight to Abortion Not in The Constitution?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…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
Published inRunner's Life·May 23Member-onlyJoshua TreeA 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…Running6 min readRunning6 min read
May 5Member-onlyIf You Believe the Anti-Abortion Movement is Not About Restricting Women’s Freedom, LookWhat’s Next.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. …Feminism3 min readFeminism3 min read
