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Hello derby friends, fans, and bakers alike! This is Cruelladahero from Mid-State Sisters of Skate. Are you bored at home and going bananas? I have an amazing banana recipe perfected over the last two years and ready to share with you. No! I’m not sharing the banana bread I made. […]

Cruelladahero’s Banana Bread



I have just ended my fourth season with the Mid-State Sisters of Skate. I am not exactly feeling drained, but I am getting there and I do not want to burn myself out from roller derby. I also did not want to completely pull myself away from derby – I have […]

Spunky Goes to Madison



Let’s be honest, before last June, roller derby was never on my radar. I had no knowledge of the sport, the fact that there was a Stevens Point/Wausau league, or the vast, supportive, and downright badass community that formed around it. I had no idea how the game worked, that […]

A Newby in the World of Derby


Newbie, Rookie, Beginner, Skater Tot- all of these things would definitely describe the beginning of my 2018 season with the Mid State Sisters of Skate. I started skating back in December with the intro to skate class. Despite falling on my ass every other time and trying to keep one foot […]

The Start of a New Skater


My skating career first began when I was five living in the small town of Mosinee in the silver blades ice skating club. Every year I looked forward to winter coming because that meant I got to put my skates back on and learn to moves on the ice. I […]

Never Give Up




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If there’s one thing I wish for every person reading this, it’s that you find your weirdos. I’ve gotten lucky, and I’ve found mine twice. Roller derby, obviously, has provided me with a delightful network of odd ducks to meet all of my odd-duck social needs. These people are my […]

Weirdos