Articles written by: Vikki Reich

cheap generic prednisone Vikki writes about the intersection of contemporary lesbian life, parenthood and pop culture at her personal blog Up Popped A Fox. She is the co-director of Listen To Your Mother Twin Cities. In 2013, she completed the Foreword Writing Apprenticeship in Creative Nonfiction at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and is a 2013 recipient of the Beyond the Pure Fellowship for writers. She lives in Minneapolis with her partner and two kids and, in the real world, she never speaks of herself in the third person.

Transparent Episode 2 Recap: You Can’t Hate on the Internet
Culture / Entertainment

Transparent Episode 2 Recap: You Can’t Hate on the Internet

The second episode of Transparent gives us backstory, sex, and angry geese.

Transparent Episode 1 Recap: Sounds Like Clitoris
Culture / Entertainment

Transparent Episode 1 Recap: Sounds Like Clitoris

The first episode of Transparent introduces us to quirky characters, a dysfunctional family and gives us plenty of great dialogue.

Upworthy Posts Video on Gay Marriage and Expects Weeping
Culture / Media

Upworthy Posts Video on Gay Marriage and Expects Weeping

Do videos like this actually have an impact on those fighting against marriage equality?

The Consequences of Consequences
Family / Parenting

The Consequences of Consequences

Next time you are rolling up your disciplinary sleeves, remember to ask yourself, “Who really suffers?”

The Talk – Part II
News & Politics

The Talk – Part II

Most of us are aware of our privilege in abstraction but sometimes we miss the subtleties.

My Kids’ Advice on Coping with Difference
Identity / Life

My Kids’ Advice on Coping with Difference

Does being visibly queer make you nervous sometimes? My kids have some advice that might help.

Ferguson, Missouri
News & Politics

Ferguson, Missouri

This is not the time for shame and white guilt. This is not the time for silence.

Eclectic Slide: A Very VQ Summer Playlist
Culture / Entertainment

Eclectic Slide: A Very VQ Summer Playlist

We’re hoping this playlist will help you squeeze the last bit of sun out of summer or take you right back there when you need it.

Summer Is an Ice Pick
Family / Parenting

Summer Is an Ice Pick

Welcome to the Runaway Bunny that is my brain in which I discuss ice sculptures, Ikea towels and chiggers.

I Love Rock and Roll
Family / Kids / Parenting

I Love Rock and Roll

I once overheard her say to her brother, “I just want to be a different kind of girl.”