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Reasons Why Every Female Character On This TV Show Must Be Very, Very Thin
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An Update For Paid Subscribers
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Mr. Bennet is a Terrible Dad
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Why Don't People Talk About Parenthood The Way I Want Them To?
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Writer Showcase: Jeannie Prinsen's Best Work
A new interview series, volume 2.
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Writer Showcase: Beccy Sharley's Best Work
A new interview series, volume one.
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Book Review: Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner
A two-and-a-half-star review.
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What to Write in a Thank-You Note (Other Than "Thank You," Of Course)
Some helpful hints for the worst chore-- I mean, privilege-- in the world.
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First Quarter--No, Trimester--of 2025
A recap of what I read and wrote in January, February, March, and April.
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What does "aging gracefully" even mean?
turning thirty, thinking about beauty culture, and wrestling with the morality of it all
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Easter Monday
an experiment in free verse
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Why Don't People Talk About Parenthood The Way I Want Them To?
On internet debates, "toxic" positivity, and the joy of reading a picture book
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So You're In a Reading Slump
Does the childhood magic of reading feel out of reach right now for you, too? Here are seven books that might help.
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Something Funny, Something True
Something Funny, Something True
Life, literature, and the pursuit of hilarity: essays on books, faith, internet culture, and the humor of the everyday.
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