• I'm launching a fiction project!

    Howdy, people of the ‘dillo — Today I’m extremely excited to give y’all a heads-up about a new endeavor I’m launching this week: a serialized speculative fiction project called Revival!, set in an alternate-universe-America where the winner of the 2020 presidential election was a Republican Texas senator named Rudolfo “Rudy” Ruiz. The project is anchored…

  • Courts Greenlight Bans in North Carolina, Indiana

    Plus: A must-read on where this is all headed — toward the criminalization of pregnancy Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action…

  • The Awful Consequences of Abortion Bans Make Republicans Feel Powerful, Not Ashamed

    It’s time to stop hoping these ghoulish creeps grow a guilt bone! Welcome to Hollering with the Armadillo, the section of Home with the Armadillo wherein I (Andrea Grimes, a Texan writer/activist, if you’ve forgotten who I am and which newsletter you signed up for! It happens to me a lot!) publish essays, fiction, and various,…

  • Here's the Best Post-Dobbs Anniversary Coverage

    Plus: A thoughtful and compassionate look at the reality of later abortion Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items, takes, and…

  • Nationwide Support for Abortion Rights is at an All-Time High

    Plus: Anti-abortion federal judge Matt Kacsmaryk is back on his bullshit Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items, takes, and news…

  • Only Nice Things Monthly, June 2023

    Good gin, good velvet, and good rhinestone-studded cowboy boots Welcome to Only Nice Things Monthly, wherein we celebrate the art of making oneself comfortable. I’ll tell you about some good things I’ve been enjoying, and I invite y’all to make recommendations in the comments! I’m teasing this edition for all readers, because Only Nice Things…

  • Anti-Abortion Lobbyists Accidentally Leak Entire Game Plan

    Plus: I’m giving away two copies of abortion doula Hannah Matthews’ new book! Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items, takes,…

  • Anti-Abortion Politics May Weaken Our Defenses Against Alien Invasions

    Can’t believe I just typed that sentence Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items, takes, and news clips. This post is…

  • New Abortion Bans in North Carolina, Nebraska

    Plus: Indiana reprimands a ‘good doctor,’ abortion provider Dr. Caitlin Bernard Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items, takes, and news…

  • Only Nice Things Monthly, May 2023

    Keep your cheese fresh, your wine cold, and your neck supported! Welcome to Only Nice Things Monthly, wherein we celebrate the art of making oneself comfortable. I’ll tell you about some good things I’ve been enjoying, and I invite y’all to make recommendations in the comments — especially if you have recs for period underwear…