We started this post over the weekend. Over the weekend, we were wondering about the pandemic. Thinking radical things like, "Maybe...

Today in misogyny, we're all consumed with which women in the political landscape need to be thrown out. The fights over Marjorie Taylor...

Published in the Casper Star Tribune on February 3, 2021 (subscribe today!) By Jen Simon and former Rep. Sara Burlingame We can all agree...

It's Saturday morning! Did you spend your week longing for an example of what patriarchy looks like in action? Grab a cup of coffee and...

Published in WyoFile on January 26, 2021 Support nonprofit journalism — donate to WyoFile today. By Jen Simon and Britney Wallesch Gov....

2020, believe it or not, was for optimism (in the face of uncertainty). For possibility (because no one knew what might happen). For...

When I was living in Ecuador, there was a World Cup Soccer qualifying match in the capital city of Quito, where I was living at the time....

Listen. We include essays because there's a shit ton to read every day all the time and someone should sift through it for you. We...

The Legislature is back in session! Because of COVID-19, the schedule is different than in past years. Here’s what you can expect...

I was worried about January 6th. Like, really worried. Like, texting-other-people-to-share-my-worry worried. (On the plus side, who...

Now's the time that the light is coming back (or, so they say, it is pretty graybird and snow-globe-y outside right now so it feels like...

[Note: A version of this was published in the Sunday Edition of the Casper Star Tribune on 12/20/20 as a column by Jen Simon. Subscribe...

Electors are meeting and voting for the next President of the United States as we speak. Do you have questions? Are they things like: Why...

First things first, how's your health? And how's your mental health? You hanging in? Or hanging on? In the best of times, Wyoming is thin...

First, you're at home, right?? You're not in an airport or recently arriving from an airport or welcoming people who came from an...

Jen published this in the Casper Star Tribune this week: I’ve heard it said recently that “men represent women superbly” in the ...

Offered without commentary. Essays/Poems "Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women." by Anne Helen Petersen How Racial...

The last time Minerals met and Sen. Anderson took the chairman's gavel, we had to submit a complaint. Folks, here we are again. Casual...

Raise your hand if you slept through the night! Yeah, we didn't think so. 2020 has been a miracle of time: Both lightning fast and...

Does that title sound world weary? It might be. A little. Sorry about that. But, for reals, how long do we have to keep talking about...