“Fuck. Not now.” This was my first thought upon discovering that I was pregnant. A condition that, in roller derby, is often dubbed the “9 month injury.” Without getting into…
Some of the most basic roller derby skills are also some of the ones that we struggle with the most. (In all honesty, I still have a hard time consistently…
I am a younger sister. The youngest, actually. And, while this distinction allowed me to get away WITH a lot of things, there’s one thing it didn’t allow me to…
We all hear that watching derby is the single best way (off-skates) to get better at playing it. And derby is hecka fun to watch, right? But I’m going to…
Recently, in a forum (I spend lots of my time creeping on forums, okay?), the question of the 27-in-5 and it’s usefulness as a minimum skating skill came up. Again….
Some of the most basic roller derby skills are also some of the ones that we struggle with the most. (In all honesty, I still have a hard time consistently…
I was reading a book last month — surprise! — and I read this quote that I didn’t think much about at the time. It was just one of those…
Every year, I try to go to The Big O in Eugene, Oregon. It’s a totally rad tournament that hosts teams and skaters from all over the world. It’s usually…
We all hear that watching derby is the single best way (off-skates) to get better at playing it. And derby is hecka fun to watch, right? But I’m going to…
We all hear that watching derby is the single best way (off-skates) to get better at playing it. And derby is hecka fun to watch, right? But I’m going to…