Sarah Benchley

I used to be a teacher. Now I am a freelance writer

Medium •

The Little Drag Show That Could

The show goes on at a Seattle-adjacent Drag Queen Story Time despite threats of far-right violence. Seattle has been called a lot of things recently; most notably a “socialist” hellhole. If you listen to right-wingers, you’ll likely hear that Seattle and all its surrounding areas burned to the ground in 2020 during CHAZ/CHOP. Still, on a rainy Saturday afternoon in December, surrounded by the smoldering ruins of what once was a city (sarcasm font), members, allies, and accomplices of the LGBT+
Medium •

The Thing About Roe

The anti-choice crowd appears to be thrilled with the idea of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his pro-forced-birth record possibly being confirmed to the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Despite his rhetoric of Roe being “settled law,” there is absolutely no empirical evidence that he won’t do his damnedest to overturn it. I suppose to some folks, the reversal of Roe is all about making abortion illegal: they will sleep better at night knowing that pregnant women everywhere have to stay that way
Rediscover the 80s •

10 Things From Stranger Things Only '80s Kids Understand

That's it. Just riding bikes. Because it was fun. This dovetails nicely with #1: how much freedom we were given. It wasn't uncommon to take off your bike and go play with your friends for hours without encountering a full interrogation from your 'rents. There couldn't have been any more or fewer predators out there than there are now; it just wasn't such a thing back then.Oh, and helmets weren't deemed necessary yet. Seat belts and booster seats and bicycle helmets were mere suggestions: somethi
Food & Fitness Always •

How Getting Dumped Helped Me Rebuild My Healthiest (AND Happiest) Revenge Body

There’s nothing quite like getting dumped to make you take a solid inventory of your life, am I right? What do I need from my life now? How am I different than I was before? What can I do to improve myself going forward? Even if it’s not an especially bad break-up, it’s rarely any fun. So when my last conquest flew the coop, I was in the unenviable position to ask these questions. My cousin sent me a meme that at first just made me laugh, but the more I marinated in it the more it struck me: “d

The Ebbtide - The Student News Journal of Shoreline Community College

Underwear; just the word itself can make a person, young or old, giggle like a child. Underwear can be funny. Underwear can be sexy. Underwear is universal yet taboo. However, when one thinks of women in their underwear usually stripper-like images of Victoria�s Secret models, Moulin Rouge dancers, or a saucy commercial a la Spike TV comes to mind. Those images aren�t exactly what most of us real women see when we look in the mirror, though some days we may try. Not to burst anyone�s prov
The Ebbtide •

The Ebbtide - The Student News Journal of Shoreline Community College

Supporters of women�s suffrage voice their opinion in this photo from the World War I era. The �Living Voices� group will be coming to SCC with a presentation detailing the women�s suffrage movement. More than 100 years after the death of pre-eminent suffragist Susan Brownell Anthony, Hear My Voice brings new life to the days of women�s Living Voices is back at Shoreline, this time bringing with them a tale of women�s suffrage called Hear My Voice: Win the Vote. suffrage in the United States.