Role Reboot

On Running And Street Harassment

How dare you take my running, this thing that has put me back into my body again, and use it to try and claim my body as yours?  On Saturday, not for the first time, my dad offers to buy me a gun. I’m still in my running gear, sitting on my bed, certain I’m […]

The Real Reason I Ran A Half Marathon

I’m 190 pounds, and wanted to be able to tell people I did it. I like being one of those big women who confounds expectations. I like twisting myself into a pretzel at yoga, leaning into an arm balance, attempting, though often failing, to lift gracefully into an inversion. I don’t mind that my belly rolls […]