news – April Fox

April 29, 2016

On Transgender Bathrooms, Dennis Hastert, and How to Protect the Children

I posted this on my Facebook page this morning, but I thought I’d share it here as well. Dennis Hastert sexually abused multiple children while he worked as a boys’ wrestling coach. He watched them shower. He gained their trust and then fondled them. He didn’t dress up like the wolf in Little Red Riding…

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dennis hastert, hb2, transgender
November 9, 2015

Starbucks Fires Shots in War On Christmas, or, How to be a Pissy Christian Coffee Snob

Friends, our nation is in crisis. We’re facing serious hard times, and we have to take action now if we ever hope to recover. I’m not talking about the epidemic of homelessness or the vast number of people dying due to inaccessible health care. I’m not talking about the deplorable state of veterans’ affairs, or…

coffee, editorial, news, satire

april fox, asheville nc, coffee cups, starbucks, starbucks 2015, starbucks holiday cups, war on christmas
September 28, 2015

Asheville’s Helpmate Hosts a Vigil to Help End Domestic Violence

A portion of the royalties from my latest book, Spine, will be used to benefit Helpmate, a local non-profit organization that helps women and their children who are in, escaping, and recovering from domestic violence situations. There’s a popular myth that women stay because they love their abusers and think they’ll change. That is certainly…

asheville nc, children, education, family, human rights, local, mental health, news, parenting, politics, social issues

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September 8, 2014

Haylee Ledford Abducted from Asheville, NC: Update: FOUND

UPDATE: Haylee Ledford has been found and returned to her family in NC. Pierce faces federal charges in the case. On September 6, 2014, 13-year-old Haylee Ledford was abducted from Leicester, NC, just outside Asheville. A felony warrant has been issued for 22-year-old Jacob Thomas Pierce of Golden, Colorado in connection with her disappearance. Police…

asheville nc, Colorado, local, missing child, Missing person, news
March 4, 2014

Legal Medical Research Facility Raided by SWAT Team

I wrote this article last night for Liberal America. Imagine that you acquired your drivers license and bought a car that you registered, titled, got tags for, had inspected per state regulations, paid the taxes on. And one day as you’re driving down the road, you’re surrounded by police cars with their sirens flashing, voices…

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asheville, Hendersonville, medical cannabis, north carolina, Todd Stimson
August 19, 2013

To the Cretin Who Wrote the Ugly Anonymous Letter About the Child With Autism

In case you missed it, some ugly person sent a hate-filled, ugly anonymous letter to the mother of a child with autism, suggesting that the child be euthanized, among other things. You can read my original post about it here. I’ve calmed down just a bit since I wrote that original post, and now I’m…

autism, news, special needs kids, Uncategorized

anonymous letter, autism, autistic child, ontario
August 19, 2013

Autistic Child’s Family Targeted by Vicious Anonymous Letter

By now, you may have heard about or read the disgusting letter sent to the parents of an autistic child in Newcastle, Ontario. My first thought, despite generally being a pacifist and too small to do much damage to anyone, was that I’d like five minutes alone with a piece of rebar and the pathetic…

autism, news, social issues, special needs kids, Uncategorized

anonymous letter, autism, autistic child, newcastle, ontario
August 4, 2012

Asheville Band Re-Releases Original Night of the Living Dead with New Soundtrack

Zombie freaks, listen up. Psychedelic rock fans, stay tuned. NotLD purists, don’t bail on me yet. I’m freaking excited. I’m not one of those people who, caught up in the current monster craze, is all of a sudden OMGZOMBIES! (or would that be ZOMG?) but I have always loved George Romero’s original Night of the…

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May 23, 2012

Pastor Charles Worley is a Psychopathic Idiot

Charles Worley is an asshole. The pastor of Providence Road Baptist Church in the tiny town of Maiden, NC–an hour and a half from where I’m sitting right now, lucky me–has been all over Youtube the past few days, spouting his ridiculous theory of how to get rid of the gays, lez-beans, quairs and homaseckshulls…

christianity, local, news, politics, religion, social issues

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May 9, 2012

Amendment One

i feel as if amendment one is being read by the light of a bulb shining through the skins of my family, friends- my children. how can you cry your careful, scripted tears over the loss of a life not yet started and tell the child before you that his life means less than yours?…

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