The Lie We Call Fairness
by: Cassie Higgins Published on: 07/01/2026This piece explores what happens when we stop protecting comforting ideas and start testing whether they can actually carry weight. Through a quiet but firm examination of fairness, narratives, and inherited beliefs, it invites readers to choose clarity over comfort—and to sit with what remains once familiar words collapse under inspection.
Too Dark?
by: Cassie Higgins Published on: 01/01/2026What does it mean when we call something “too dark” for kids? In this honest reflection, Cassie Higgins explores the discomfort adults feel around serious stories, questioning who really needs protecting—children, or ourselves. Through personal anecdotes and cultural critique, she invites us to rethink the boundaries we draw between light and dark, and to consider the power of meeting young people with truth instead of just comfort.
Discovery Loft - Campbell's Family Doberman Brand Collaboration Announcement
by: Cassie Higgins Published on: 01/01/2026This is one of those stories you don’t just watch — you enter. In 2026, The Doberman Diaries invites you into a living world so observant, so quietly precise, you may begin to see yourself there too.
The Spider in the Basement
by: The Builder's WifePublished on: 11/12/2025She was already dead. But I didn't know that yet. Before the floors were laid, I found a spider in the basement—and she became a mirror I didn't expect to find. A parable about becoming.
