Newt is a free-spirited, small town Sheridan hippie. She grew up working hard surrounded by a family who loved her, despite some major lifestyle differences. Like many of us, Newt thought she had met “the one” by 17. Burke was eight years older, divorced, and already had two kids. Newt’s family wasn’t impressed but they knew Newt was going to do what she was going to do, so they stood by her and loved her every moment.

Nell was a scrawny kid and track runner. It was normal for her to not see her period for months. With her Catholic upbringing and a school curriculum based in abstinence, she didn’t see any warning signs. “I was so skinny. I just thought I was bloated.” But by graduation, Nell could no longer turn away from her changing body. She was at least two, if not three, months pregnant. “I black[ed] some [of it] out. I think I was in denial. I felt so guilty.”

Jess Bradford reached out to Pro-Choice Wyoming to testify against HB00042 & HB00064. After further reflection, she realized telling her story would put her future job prospects with the State Government at risk: “The State Government as a whole doesn’t like to employ people who appear to be progressive, or that have a stance different than the Freedom Caucus. It feels like the State is in their grip right now, and so expressing myself as a queer person, or expressing myself as an abortion haver or…

“My story...it’s not really that complex,” Laurie says, as she proceeds to tell an absurd story about trying to obtain an abortion in Wyoming. Due to the specifics of Laurie’s story, not only have we changed her name here, we have decided to not even mention the town she is from, the hospital her procedures took place in, nor the American Indian tribe she belongs to. This is to protect her privacy, as well as the doctor who put her career on the line to help her.

Dear Abby,
I am in such a distress! You’ll never believe what happened.

Meet five heifers who put the STOCK in stock photo. Are you a woman? Are you thinking about moving to Wyoming after watching Yellowstone? Well, unless you’re a literal heifer, you may find yourself second-guessing if it’s worth the move, even if you…

Washington, D.C. — Today, an unanimous Congress approved the merger of popular government agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the less than cool Men in Black agency. Named the easiest merger since big bread and butter, Congress agrees that consolidating these two historical agencies into one mega…

For unknown reasons, you feel compelled against your will to drape yourself in infinity scarves. You find yourself in the spice aisle, comparing organic cardamoms to cinnamons, with no memory of how you got there. Recurring nightmares about..

Are you tired of a fulfilling and independent lifestyle? Are you sick of healthy relationships with no spark? Are you missing the adrenaline of toxic drama in your every day routine? If this aligns with your aura— you’re in luck! Our case workers have put together a quick and easy guide to help shackle you down and find true manipulative chaos this hand-cuffing season.

Growing up in Wyoming, MLK Day was just a day. We went to school, did our assignments, and maybe one radical teacher would show us a clip of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. She would say this man is celebrated because he ended racism in the U.S., and ever since, people of all races and backgrounds have lived in harmony alongside each other, happily ever after.

I was a typical thirteen year old, with a helping of anger issues and a side of foot in my mouth. I craved to be Kim Kelly but was more of a Lindsay Weir, mouthing off where I could and slipping in small rebellions between straight A’s. More than once I ended up in the principal’s office for calling my French teach a psychotic spinster or my P.E…

I’m not sure why the death of Adam Toledo hit me harder than the rest. I did not know him. I did not know his family. Children are dying every day from systematic violence and the few lives that are summed up by CNN is just the tip of the iceberg. This is nothing new. If anything, sacrificing our children is one of the great many traditions this country can trace back to its founding.

On the evening of March 12, 2020, I had tickets to a punk show. Before jumping in the shower, it finally clicked for me that it was a big deal that Chicago, had canceled its St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I decided to eat my ticket and watch a Ted Bundy documentary…

Come the holidays I am a bit of a Grinch. It’s not that I don’t understand the appeal, I truly just think it’s weird how there are people who jizz all over Christmas like nerds at a Magic the Gathering tournament. Dumb sweaters, peppermint flavor everything, and cheesy Hallmark movies have zero appeal to me. If you’re endlessly cheery, my guess is that you believe yourself to be well adjusted but are instead incredibly naive and no…

Clothes have meaning. Fashion is a message. We use it to tell people who we are, what we like, and what we stand for. The items we choose to put on our backs or on our feet help us stand out, showcase our defiance by competing with social norms, and make our rebellion tangible. Significant and cultural examples include Zoot Suits, Beyoncė’s…

I’ve been politically active since I was young. I remember watching the John Kerry 2004 debates in middle school. No matter how much homework I had, I watched Jon Stewart every night. I knocked on doors for Barack Obama in 2008. I nabbed my first paying job in politics in 2012, and for the next eight years, I moved all over the country fighting...

A few months ago, I was having a beer with an old friend. We were both
in, from our respective big cities, fleeing COVID and quarantine to
visit our tiny, hometown tucked away in a forgotten mountain valley.
We were reminiscing, rehashing old jokes and memories, and providing…

We all came to Stephen King in our own unique ways. We stumbled across his work on our parents’ bookshelves, or we snuck down the Blockbuster horror aisle while the 14- year-old clerk was distracted picking a zit. Or maybe your journey in King’s Dominion traces all the way back to the time your grandpa forced you to watch Tobe Hooper’s The Texas ChainsawMassacre, and even though those 90 minutes scarred you, those…

For too many of us in 2020, insomnia is no stranger. Many of us are at its beck and call. For some, it’s knowing that babies are sleeping in cages at the border tonight, or that another defenseless person has been gunned down in the street. Others, because the daily stress of minimal yet antagonizing drama weighs on our psyches and prevents us from ever feeling truly at peace.