I doubt Pope Leo XIV is going to grow a beard, but the lack of papal facial hair in recent centuries is something I’ve never considered until five minutes ago.
Confirmed: Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan as per this photo from the 2005 World Series. I'm thrilled, but no I'm not converting. I'm a White Sox fan for life.
You made it, you own it
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
I have lived through Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Oboma, & Joe Biden.
In my lifetime have I never seen or heard of a President being scrutinized over every word he speaks, humiliated by the public to the point of wanting to hurt someone, slandered, ridiculed, …
Emma — thank you! I’m flattered and only slightly alarmed that my essay so perfectly captured your disgust. I try to aim for reasoned and thoughtful, but sometimes I just channel my inner cranky professor and hope the punctuation lands in the right place. Grateful it resonated with you — even if it came wrapped in the emotional equivalent of barbed wire and sarcasm. Kim
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
Im starting a Substack called The Rebellion. Im trying to hit on false gospel that is being spread everywhere and explain why its wrong because I want it to stop.
As a Christian teen writer just starting my writing journey, I would love some support to know people are hearing me.