Celebrate National Garlic Day With Garlic-Infused Oil
Note: This is not an endorsement for specific diets prescribed to people with gastrointestinal problems, but rather an ode to
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April 19, 2021
Emmie Arnold
The Intersection of Poetry and Healing
“I believe inconvenient survivors. I believe survivors I am told not to believe. I believe disabled survivors. I believe
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April 14, 2021
The Sacred Rite of Touch
I spent September 2019 to June 2020 doing a hospital chaplaincy residency in Minnesota, many miles away from my family in New
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January 20, 2021
In praise of – and in service to – the USPS
(Opinions expressed in this piece solely reflect the views of the author.) I love writing letters. (I love them so much that
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October 6, 2020
It’s Been Almost 20 Years – A Prayer of Remembrance
“Remembrance begins with deep, personal identification. It begins with remembering the affliction of [others], and marking
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September 11, 2020
National Grief Awareness Day
As Sweatpants & Coffee’s favorite (/only) hospital chaplain, of course I wanted to write our National Grief Day piece.
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August 30, 2020
In Praise of Farmer’s Markets
I grew up in suburbia, closer to more urban areas than farms due to continual real estate development of my home state. There
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August 6, 2020
World Baking Day: Favorite Desserts of S&C Staffers
It’s World Baking Day, y’all. A lot of us have had a little bit more time on our hands and a little bit more to stress cook,
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May 16, 2020
A Life in Letters
This piece may, in some ways, feel a bit antiquated. It’s becoming far more common to type than hand-write. I admit that most
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January 22, 2020
