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Books, Life

Sweatpants & Books | 4 Things You May Not Know About Oscar Wilde

Born in Dublin, Ireland on October 16, 1854, Oscar Wilde is a literary and cultural giant whose works continue to inspire

Jessica Grey

Posted on October 15, 2019

Essays, Life, Relationships

Personal Essays | Burn the Pages & Keep Going

The past teaches us important lessons about where we do and do not want to go, but we also need to let go.

Emmie Arnold

Posted on May 25, 2018

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

Guest Author

Posted on August 31, 2017

Self Care

Sweatpants & Soul | Soup Ministry

I taught myself how to make soup a few years ago. I was well into my 30s and already a mom. I wanted to make soup the way my

Guest Author

Posted on August 1, 2017

Essays

Personal Essay | Father’s Day, Lost & Found

Barbara Doyle explains how her husband gave Father's Day back to her.

Barbara Doyle

Posted on June 17, 2017

Essays

Personal Essay | Scarves

Judi Sundsted shares her Parkinson's diagnosis and her experience with the treatment which gave her back her life.

Guest Author

Posted on June 16, 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, Self Care

Sweatpants & Soul | My Love-Hate Relationship with Easter Egg Hunts

Writer Nele Giese writes about how anxiety and introversion made childhood Easter Egg Hunts the stuff of nightmares.

Guest Author

Posted on April 12, 2017

Essays

Sweatpants & Sanity | The One Where I Cry in Class When a Fictional Character Dies

Wilson Rawls' classic novel gets this writer every time she reads it.

Jerusha Gray

Posted on February 2, 2017