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This Iowa GOP trifecta is making my brain hurt
And my heart too
Feb 9 • IowaCaptive
We Need to Support Public Schools
Queer kids once again thrown under the bus - through both the front door and the back door. And everyone loses out.
Feb 4 • IowaCaptive
Patriarchy ruins everything
What follows is a barely edited rant - with some good resources at the end.
Jan 8 • IowaCaptive
What We Wring our Hands About
Opening new chapters whether we want to or not.
Nov 24, 2025 • IowaCaptive
Still Not Many words
but quite a few pictures
Oct 20, 2025 • IowaCaptive
Glah! Kasploingy! Stwing!
These are the sounds in my head whenever I start thinking about writing a new Substack post.
Jul 29, 2025 • IowaCaptive
Erasure
The musings of a newcomer to Iowa as I try to make sense of the landscape both immediate and overarching.
Jun 18, 2025
Do not underestimate the power of belonging and JOY
Today I decided to come to a small town, not too far from our acreage, to run some errands and sit and write in a coffee shop.
Apr 16, 2025 • IowaCaptive
Iowa Captive
Iowa Captive
I am a white, queer, longtime iowaphile, who has finally relocated and wonders what the f(&# did I do?? Writing about the intersection of relocation, education and queerness. And a smattering of anything else that gets stuck in my craw.
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