Time travel sounds thrilling—until you start thinking about paradoxes, pandemics, and unintended consequences. For this week’s WWBC, I explore why I’m actually glad it’s fictional, from alternate timelines to germ theory and everything that could go very, very wrong.
Homeschooling Isn’t for Everyone—And Neither Is Writing Nice Obituaries
We upgraded my insulin pump this week, but the bigger upgrades were mental. From questioning our homeschooling choices to asking whether we owe the dead honesty in obituaries, this post wrestles with accountability, second thoughts, and telling the truth.
Back to Then: My Case for Time Travel
In this Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge post, I imagine time travel made real—not to change history, but to witness it. From ancient burials to wartime Europe, the dream collides with the risks, paradoxes, and unintended consequences of stepping outside our century.
Cue The Musical Interlude
Short post to keep the streak going.
From Family Trees to Qualified Immunity: Reflections at 200 Weeks
In my 200th consecutive weekly post, I reflect on a major genealogy discovery, the realities of AI-generated fiction, and the troubling doctrine of qualified immunity—where “functionally identical facts” can determine whether civil rights violations ever see accountability.