Jul 4, 2026
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8 min read
American kids deserve independence from the tyranny of booze-fueled fireworks today and every day.
Jun 14, 2026
6 min read
I'm more qualified to run against Collins, but I can't because I'm a mom
May 31, 2026
4 min read
She doesn't want your kids working at The Lobster Clam Lighthouse Shanty Sea Shack - for good reasons.
May 17, 2026
Two Irish women join Hatchet Nation this week!
May 15, 2026
Ignoring the voices of mothers, leads to terrible systemic failures. Look around.
May 9, 2026
5 min read
The inaugral crown, I mean hatchet, goes to Lindsay Hubbard
3 min read
This newsletter will help you embrace your inner Battle-Axe and celebrate the furious energy it takes to stand up for kids when others fail!
#Summer House
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Mar 28, 2026
Summer House, The Bachelorette, and the Stories We Tell
Mar 1, 2026
Focusing on the issues you care about in your state house will help more than you think
Jan 17, 2026
Watching the story unfold reveals the playbook in real time
Jan 2, 2026
The Pain of Unrealistic Expectations
Dec 28, 2025
Christmas and New Years is one of those in-between times.
Nov 2, 2025
SNAP, Stigma and the Fear of Saying the Wrong Thing
Oct 19, 2025
As Maine Goes So Goes the Nation
Oct 11, 2025
Recommendations on recovery stories
Sep 6, 2025
7 min read
(Mis)Perceptions of Safety in the Wild
Aug 5, 2025
The real villain in the Karen Read trial
Big Beautiful Bill
+3
Jul 4, 2025
The budget reconciliation bill should prove Republicans are a lost cause.
Jun 17, 2025
Not even Obama. Definitely not a podcaster or a Susan.
May 9, 2025
We have a new pope and does anyone really care anymore?
May 6, 2025
The politics of feeding kids is as depressing as it sounds
Apr 23, 2025
9 min read
It's hard to have faith in marriage while men don't have faith in themselves
Mar 26, 2025
2 min read
My new email signature inspired by a hilarious post by Nonprofit AF
Mar 21, 2025
Nell: A Disorderly Woman (and legendary battle-axe)
Mar 16, 2025
Essay originally published in March 2019 at CNN.com
