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- Nov 7, 2021
Harmless Untruths
“Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either.” I recently picked up...
- Oct 18, 2021
The Traveling Watermelon
A friend who lives several cities away recently told me she has cancer. Last time we video chatted, I told her I'd love to know how she...
- Aug 31, 2021
Check Off the Checklist
I recently worked on a checklist-like product, and immediately had a gutturally negative reaction to the whole idea. Which isn't okay,...
- Jun 18, 2021
What We Don't Know
She was just a bitch. I was in a bad mood myself, camped outside the immigration office with sore feet and growing hunger. My appointment...
- May 31, 2021
Proudly: Emotionally Unavailable
I got my first phone at thirteen, and it took only a few hours to realise there was one social rule that couldn’t be broken: If you...
- May 20, 2021
Read Different, Not More
June is fast approaching, and most of us long ago abandoned our half-baked resolutions. In a notebook I have scribbled down be able to...
- May 11, 2021
Where I Don't Get to Do It
I'm not sure what it says about me, that my favorite characters are down on their luck, fumbling through life, and generally flustered...
- Apr 16, 2021
The Guilt Addiction
"Are you crying because you feel guilty, or because you want to feel guilty?" My husband was gentle when he asked this, but I still felt...
- Mar 24, 2021
I Can't Even
When they were little, my husband and his brother had a pet parrot. They did everything they could to get it to talk, but the bird...
- Feb 6, 2021
Your Talent Hurts Me
I'm constantly consuming media. I read upwards of a hundred books a year, not because I'm trying to hit some Facebook-feed worthy goal...
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