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I went to put on my thinking cap before writing this blog and realized my thinking cap is a helmet. Helmets are a big part of my life.  I spend so much time wearing a helmet that when I actually bother to  style my hair, I have it cut it in a way that will [...]

“Hi, mom, it’s me, Kevin. I just wanted to see how roller derby was, and did you do good, and see if everybody did the whip….” And so begins another voice mail from my six-year-old son, the older of my two boys, on a night when I’m at practice when he goes to bed. With help from [...]

I’m Laurie/Killer Zee. I’m a recent addition to the Outfit and it’s awesome. I’m slowly starting to remember everyone’s names and faces as well as make new friends. Sometimes it’s hard for me to come out of my shell, so getting the chance to introduce myself seems like a good place to start. I’m not [...]

Hello roller-friends, and greetings from a new blogger on the block. Here are some things about me you should probably know. 1. I am not a monster. 2. Many have said something along the lines of, “Derby saved me.” I have never really felt like someone in need of saving, and myself pre-derby was no [...]

I’m Undead Miss Red, mama, wife, teacher and derby girl. This will be my first season with The Outfit, but I’ve been back on skates for a couple of years now, after starting with Derby Lite as a way to get some exercise doing something far more my speed than a treadmill. I skated like [...]