GirlWords

As a journalist and copywriter, I've drafted a lot of text. A LOT. I've written about cleaning products, pets, higher education, dating apps, business systems, fashion, ride-sharing programs, soybeans, fan art, gender bias and more. I've developed narratives around why cats are afraid of cucumbers, how a woman came to possess a giant Pepto Bismol-pink sofa from the '50s and why comic-book geeks just want to live their best lives. And it matters. It all matters. It always matt

Cover story, Riverfront Times, May 10, 2017 Photos by Kelly Glueck It feels appropriate that I'm posting this particular story tonight. Just hours ago, Senator Susan Collins of Maine and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia confirmed that they would dismiss millions of sexual assault victims' pleas -- mostly women -- and instead move forward with a Supreme Court justice nominee who has been credibly accused of -- surprise! -- sexual assault and general mistreatment of women.