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The Bee

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

There is a bee who keeps visiting me at the table outside by the road. Garage door to my right,…

Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part II
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Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part II

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

Lesson 3: Being okay with finding happiness I’m not the cleanest or most organized person. I’m willing to admit that…

Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part I
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Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part I

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

This is my fourth attempt at starting this. I think I want to convince myself that I have something meaningful…

Why We Love The Good Place as Much as We Do: A Brief Reflection
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Why We Love The Good Place as Much as We Do: A Brief Reflection

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

It’s a forking tv show with shirty jokes. But it is everything. The Good Place gifted us with something we…

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Residue…

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

I saw someone ask a question on Facebook recently that queried people on what “adulting” task they disliked most besides…

Why I Stay…
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Why I Stay…

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019

In brainstorming for this post I thought I’d be all cutesy and have one part called, “Why I left Christianity,”…

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5-7-5

December 31, 2018

In mid-February 2018 I had the privilege of attending the first On Being Gathering (yes, as in On Being with…

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Working title…

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

come find me when the day is bronze and the sorrow is full. i am building my poem in this here…

To whom will we listen?
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To whom will we listen?

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018

This was going to be a Facebook post. One that was written in my head in the shower this morning.…

2018: The year I stop giving a fuck…
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2018: The year I stop giving a fuck…

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017

First, some clarification: I have many fucks to give about many things. My friends and family. Pursuing justice. Women’s rights.…

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