I’m part of an intimate group of friends from a truly diverse set of backgrounds and life experiences. This particular group is comprised of two lesbians, a black woman, a…
What is Toxic Masculinity, Anyway?
I saw the Gillette ad that’s got more than 1,000,000 dislikes on YouTube, and only half as many likes. It’s called ‘We Believe: The Best a Man Can Be,’ and…
When it Almost Hits Home
Yesterday, a man named Terrell Blake killed a family member before leading police on a high-speed chase and exchanging gunfire with officers, shooting two others, and then ultimately succumbing to gunfire himself. All told, the…
Brett Kavanaugh Made Me a Bad Friend
By David Berry: If you felt that the title of the post was a bit click-baity, you’d be right. But that’s show biz, baby! But now that I have your…
Brett Kavanaugh Made Me a Bad Friend
By David Berry: If you felt that the title of the post was a bit click-baity, you’d be right. But that’s show biz, baby! But now that I have your…
The Kavanaugh Hypocrisy
Brett Kavanaugh is the United States Circuit Judge of the Court of Appeals for Washington D.C. He is the current nominee for the United States Supreme Court to replace the…
A Reflection on #NeverForget
17 years ago today, the United States was attacked through the skies as several terrorist-highjacked airplanes struck buildings in New York City and Washington D.C. and attempted to do so in…
A Free, 5 Minute Vacation in My Brain
I see you over there, and I can smell your mid-afternoon complacency from here. There you are, seated idly behind your office’s standard-issue Lenovo ThinkPad thinking to yourself “I wish David Berry would…
The Stink of Smoke
It’s February 1991. Nana’s house isn’t on my list of favorite places to go, and nearly every justification I have for the sentiment is rooted in the pungency of cigarette…
Expensive Nights in Cheap Heels
The hands of a clock indicate that my mornings tend toward the early side. But I’m not one of those cheery ambassadors who raves about it, like vegans, for…