Open Letter to an Open Wound
There have been times in my life when I spoke truth to power loudly and publicly. I felt my anger like a star, burning and bright. The embers are still glowing, but I have been tired. I am so much...
View Article“In a World That Is Half Asleep”: Interview with Lindsay Schoolcraft
By Justin Van Kleeck It’s been a long while since I did an interview for this blog, and it was my interview with Samuel Hartman, formerly of Kentucky black metal band Anagnorisis, that prompted me to...
View ArticleFrom Commodity to Absurdity: Ridgeland Winter Pioneer Day and (Non) Flying...
This past Saturday, 17 February 2018, the 35th annual Ridgeland Winter Pioneer Day event took place in Ridgeland, Wisconsin. You probably haven’t heard of it, but let me save you the trouble and get to...
View ArticleTo Err Is Human(e)
i. While there are some excellent exceptions to the rule of factory farming … (selling ethically raised meats, eggs, and dairy), being a veg*n in Virginia is an important way to avoid benefiting from...
View ArticleGive Praise to Seitan: Interview with Brian Manowitz, Vegan Black Metal Chef
Vegan metalheads may sound like a strange, niche, and in a way almost precious community. And, admittedly, it is. But as someone who has been both for decades, I’ve watched with a mixture of surprise...
View ArticleIn Memory of Iris
i. When Iris came to live with me in 2011, I had been vegan for a long time. I was constitutionally against all forms of animal exploitation, including (obviously) dog fighting. On a basic, conceptual...
View ArticleCome and Dig the Graves
For Zooey i. Back before I knew better, I used to believe it was very important to make distinctions when it came to the farming of non-human animals. Small vs. large. Pasture vs. confinement. Family...
View Article“Persistent Ovulator”
Many people who don’t understand why eggs can never be an ethical foodstuff for humans are surprised to learn that selective breeding for egg laying has made modern hens prone to cancer and other...
View ArticleThe One
As I type this, a weeks-old baby has snuggled up on my wife’s shoulder, where they (we’re not sure about boy or girl yet) had crawled up of their own volition in order to “perch” while also seeking...
View ArticleHow Pre-packaged Avocados Reflect The Way I Approach Social Justice
You might have seen this image floating around the internet for a while. It’s not a new image. But every few months, someone reposts it and it gets a new life. Last week, it showed up again on social...
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