Archive - Madeline Perkins

Where is Oklahoma?

Oklahoma is the only contiguous state that doesn't belong to a region. It's my home state, so I want to know why.

Apr 1 •

Madeline Perkins

March 2025

Numbers Don't Measure Things

More precisely: numbers don't measure what actually matters

Mar 1 •

Madeline Perkins

February 2025

White Girl Recs Black Authors

When Roxane Gay says jump I say how high

Feb 1 •

Madeline Perkins

January 2025

Floor Items vs. Counter Items

One thing cannot be both.

Jan 1 •

Madeline Perkins

December 2024

Hidden Periods and Unhidings

Hiding pain. Tampon storage. The period disc. Period article #3.

Dec 1, 2024 •

Madeline Perkins

October 2024

August 2024

June 2024

2024 is the Year of the Tummy

You heard it here first, folks.

Jun 22, 2024 •

Madeline Perkins

May 2024

Mothering Is Inefficient Love

...and inefficient love is the best.

May 31, 2024 •

Madeline Perkins

April 2024

Do Not Scorn the Symbolic Act

We're efficient in some areas so we can make meaning in others. Efficiency is not a virtue.

Apr 1, 2024 •

Madeline Perkins

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