Say It Loud: I’m A Blerd and I’m Proud
I have been a nerd all my life. While I say that I came into my nerdiness and really started to own it at around 13 years
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July 11, 2020
Essays
This Time Is Different
This time was not like the others. Following the deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, and
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June 24, 2020
That’s What She Said | Choosing Radical Acceptance to Soothe Grief
I have long been fascinated by dreams and their interpretations. A global pandemic and quarantine has brought my dreaming
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May 27, 2020
Without My Brothers, I Wouldn’t Be Me
On an early spring day in May, 25 years ago, my grandparents loaded me into the back seat of my grandma’s red Ford Topaz, a
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May 25, 2020
For Here Please | A Heart Hungry for Excellence
He’s an excellent surgeon, she wrote. Like it was an excuse. Or like it was supposed to make me feel better. He’s an
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May 22, 2020
We Will Dance Again
When it’s all moving fast, we slow the fuck down. We breathe in and fill our diaphragms. We breathe out the sound pshhh, like
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April 28, 2020
For Here, Please: What do I do with the anger I feel?
I was feeling angry today. I don’t know about you, but for me, in this moment, the temptation is high to lead with all my
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April 25, 2020
For the Love of Crayons
Crayons, for many people, are one of those things that are so taken for granted as to slip from memory until they pop up on a
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March 30, 2020
Practicing Grace
The conversation was going nowhere fast. A friend and I argued about whether the COVID-19 pandemic would ultimately lead to
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March 26, 2020
That’s What She Said | 11 Life Skills You Already Have
I’ve not been part of a global pandemic before. I recently had a conversation with my partner about how I’ve been through a
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March 24, 2020
