by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Nov 12, 2025 | Opinion
This week, my wife and I celebrate our eighth wedding anniversary. I remember the day we got married fondly. Surrounded by some of our closest friends and dearest loved ones, we made a commitment to one another and to God to be each other’s rock. Eight years later, I...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Nov 3, 2025 | Opinion
Content warning: discussions of transphobia Most folks won’t see the next slew of campaign ads until next year. However, as the country gears up for midterm elections, I’ve had the distinct (dis)pleasure of seeing campaign ads for months. I live in Virginia, and the...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Oct 7, 2025 | Opinion
It’s been almost a month since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leader of the far-right group Turning Point USA. Since then, American society has been in turmoil—not because people are grieving his loss, but because his death widened the ever-deepening rift in our...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Sep 30, 2025 | Opinion
My wife and I recently attended an event in Manassas, Virginia, to fulfill the birthday present I had given her the previous month. The gift was tickets to hear Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro discuss their new book, The Court of the Dead: A Nico DiAngelo Story. It’s the...
by Craig Nash | Sep 4, 2025 | News
Hundreds of spiritual seekers, misfits, mystics and justice-advocates descended on Van Hoy Farms near Union Grove, North Carolina, on Labor Day weekend for the annual Wild Goose Festival (WGF). The event drew people from various spiritual and religious backgrounds,...
