By Derek May: Photo by Derek May On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, each capital city in all fifty U.S. states held protests to denounce the...

By Anne Trominski: In case you were unaware, things are a bit crazy in the United States right now. In an era of shocking news stories,...

By Derek May: Women’s sports in general, and basketball in particular, has seen an explosion in the last few years. There are those who...

By Flapper Press: Flapper Press is proud to announce our nominations for the annual Pushcart Pr ize  in writing! We thought we'd start...

By Anne Trominski: In case you were unaware, things are a bit crazy in the United States right now. In an era of shocking news stories,...

By Derek May: Last night, my wife and I watched Die Hard . Well, not exactly. We saw a stage performance of the film. Well, not exactly....

By Rena Justine: Living with hearing loss can be challenging. In a Yahoo Life interview , Shari Eberts, co-author of Hear & Beyond: Live...

By Flapper Press: Flapper Press is happy to announce our nominations for the Best of the Net  annual competition. This week, we share our...

By Chelsea Lamb: In a world saturated with routine and repetition, finding new ways to ignite your creative spark is essential....

By Derek May: We’re now merely a couple weeks out from determining the future leader of our country, and according to polls, pundits, and...

By Flapper Press: Flapper Press is happy to announce our nominations for the 2024 Best of the Net annual competition. This week, we...

By Elizabeth Gracen: Except for the incessant text messages asking for donations, I consider myself lucky to not have been hit with a...

By Kimberly Hayes: Making a difference in your local community starts with committing to change. Every small action contributes to the...

By Jon Cohen: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an invisible helper in our modern world, silently transforming how we live, work,...

By Elizabeth Gracen: I don’t know why I thought I wouldn’t watch the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week. Maybe it’s because...

By Derek May: I love professional basketball. I’ve bled Silver & Black for my San Antonio Spurs since my parents first got season tickets...

By Anne Trominski: In case you were unaware, things are a bit crazy in the United States right now. In an era of shocking news stories,...

By Derek May: Welcome back! With preparations made and the virtues of an Alaskan land tour covered in Part 1, we’re ready to set sail!...

By Rena Justine: America struggles with weight management. Healthline reports that 30.7% of adults in the country are overweight, while...

By Derek May: There are many ways to reach our 49th U.S. state: plane, train, car, dogsled. There are even more reasons to visit:...

By Kimberly Hayes: Kimberly Hayes writes for The Gen Z Collective— which serves, documents, and supports Generation Z and the...

By Rena Justine:   Image credit: freepik Good vision is an integral aspect of wellness, being that the eyes are used across various...

By Elizabeth Gracen: "National Women’s History Month honors the successes and sacrifices of U.S. women. It dates to March 8, 1857, when...

By Tom Squitieri: Thirty-one March fifths ago, I finally got hit. The humanitarian aid truck I was riding in to the Sarajevo airport was...

By Alex Manugian: In 2019, Martin Scorsese gave an interview to Empire magazine in which he differentiated between movie franchises like...

By Kimberly Hayes: As a busy professional, it is common to feel stressed, overwhelmed, and burnt out. Often, the long hours and the...

By Kimberly Hayes: The Gen Z Collective serves, documents, and supports Generation Z and the organizations by, for, and about them....

By Flapper Press Poetry Café: The Flapper Press Poetry Café continues a new series of articles about favorite lines of poetry and the...

By Tom Squitieri: The Press Club bar closes early now, to the regret of many of the dwindling number of old timers. The younger members...

By Elizabeth Gracen: Three unique concert films from musical artists—each distinctive and unique, representative of the deep and wide...

By Flapper Press Poetry Café: The Flapper Press Poetry Café continues a new series of articles about favorite lines of poetry and the...

By Anne Trominski: I love a circus. The dazzling colors, bright lights, outrageous costumes, amazing feats of acrobatics, and...

By Elizabeth Gracen: How lucky am I to have had front-row seats to some of the biggest concerts that hit the stage in 2023? I didn’t have...

By Ron Standridge: I can’t remember the first time I was exposed to the concept of drag as entertainment. Growing up, I have fond...

By Jon Cohen: The world of social media is constantly evolving, with new platforms emerging and old ones changing their focus. In the...

By Derek May: They say everything’s bigger in Texas for good reason. I’ve lived here long enough to see that true of our food, our...

By Gillian Kessler: Note: In 2017, inspired by the incredible years of work her father had done in Malawi, Gillian Kessler and her...

By Elizabeth Gracen: Sondheim. Patti LuPone. Hot summer night. The Hollywood Bowl. Did I mention Patti LuPone? I’m a true-blue fangirl of...

By Derek May: Change is inevitable, that’s simply a fact of life. But it’s also painful (a fact that’s harder to swallow). Some changes...

By Flapper Press Poetry Café: The Flapper Press Poetry Café continues a new series of articles about favorite lines of poetry and the...

By Rena Justine: It’s one thing to know how to play an instrument and compose music, but it’s another to master the art of songwriting....

By Derek May: I have an unsettling relationship with Las Vegas. My memories of living there in the early 1990s recall a city defiantly...

By Derek May: Hollywood seems to be striking out. You can take that at face value in reference to the two major ongoing strikes by the...

By Amy Deppe: Though another Pride month has come and gone, the importance of recognizing and celebrating LGBTQIA+ people and promoting...

By Amy Deppe: Pride Month is still in full swing, and as we honor, celebrate, and recognize the LGBTQIA+ community, we are excited to...

By Amy Deppe: It's June! It’s not only Pride Month but also my anniversary month (in fact, today!) with my wife of 19 years, Jimmie Sue...

By Elizabeth Gracen: During my research about prominent historical figures from the LGBTQIA+ community for the Celebrating Drag series...

By Will Bellaimey: There have been a lot of revelations lately about the questionable ethical decisions by multiple justices of the...

By Will Bellaimey: This is Historically Speaking, the series where we talk about what's happening in the news and how it relates to...

By Chelsea Lamb: Incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (or STEM ) education is crucial for students' future success in...