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Inspiration

Sweatpants & Creativity | Family Story Jumpstart Template

When it comes to holiday family gatherings there are so many occasions where we all fall into telling stories about favorite

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Posted on December 14, 2017

Essays, Inspiration

Personal Essays | The Opposite of Failure

I am 42 years old, and I love being a writer. But I haven’t always done much of it. I wrote short stories as a kid,

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Posted on November 7, 2017

Essays, Family

Personal Essays | It’s Like A Cancer

When so people have wondered, why haven’t I written about this? Well, I just haven’t. And, it’s for so many reasons. Not the

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Posted on August 31, 2017

Culture, Self Care

Sweatpants & Equality | Activism is a Practice – Radical Self Care for Activists

Activist Kerra Bolton offer tips on how to practice self-care and incorporate the things and the people you love into your

Kerra Bolton

Posted on August 15, 2017

Essays, Inspiration

Sweatpants & Creativity | Commaful Writing Contest Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered our contest with Commaful! You guys made it really difficult to choose just three final

Jessica Hancock

Posted on May 8, 2017

Inspiration

Sweatpants & Creativity | Commaful Writing Contest

Sweatpants & Coffee and Commaful join forces to inspire writers with this fun contest.

Shandle Blaha

Posted on April 14, 2017

Essays

Personal Essays | The Painful Path to a New Passion

The onset of TOS forced me to dust off latent interests and develop new skills. It forced me, kicking and screaming, down a

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Posted on January 18, 2017

Life

Holiday Gift Guide | Readers and Writers Edition

Looking for that perfect gift for that word lover in your life? We've got the gift guide for you!

Rachel Drummond

Posted on November 16, 2016

Books

Sweatpants & Books | Book Review | Fill the Sky by Katherine Sherbrooke

A review of Fill the Sky - a novel by Katherine Sherbrooke - and an interview with the author.

Barbara Doyle

Posted on October 17, 2016

Essays, Inspiration, Mental

Sweatpants & Sanity | Coping With Trauma Through Creativity

“Where there is ruin there is hope for a treasure.” – Rumi Two years ago my daughter told her counselor she

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Posted on October 11, 2016