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I Never Hated My Sin, I Just Hated Me
thoughts on how patriarchy breeds self-loathing and bodily shame
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Sarah Southern
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March 2024

The F*cking Sting of Death
Content warning: mentions of suicide ideation Four Easters ago, we awoke to a snowstorm. The streets were covered and the quiet world of lockdown became…
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Sarah Southern
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Wise World
if there’s anything I want to gain from this world, it’s wisdom
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Sarah Southern
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Day 4 + 5 Travel Log: Orange Blossom Bliss
From Porto to Seville
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Sarah Southern
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Day 3 Travel Log: Hailstorms and Insomnia
Misc. thoughts on my last full day in Porto (next stop: Spain!)
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Sarah Southern
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Day 2 Travel Log: Falling in Love (With Porto)
Vignettes from a day of wandering
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Sarah Southern
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Day 1 Travel Log: Porto First Impressions
Lisbon to Porto The train is swaying back and forth as I type. I’m making my way from Lisbon to Porto after traveling all day yesterday. The plane…
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Sarah Southern
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February 2024

All I Can See
My Upcoming Micro-Pilgrimage
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Sarah Southern
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Existential Funk
Note: I didn’t mean to take a break in January but the new year tugged me into a melancholy funk that made it hard to work on anything beyond The…
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Sarah Southern
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December 2023

Week 4: Joy Makes Space for Grief
I’m writing these words on winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. Tonight at my in-law’s house in North Carolina, the sun is…
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Sarah Southern
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Week 3: Love is Stronger Than Death
This week's essay was written by Sara Billups and is part 3 of a four part advent series. In different seasons, bright love can manifest in new ways…
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Sara Billups
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Week 2: Peace be in Us
This week's essay was written by Liz Charlotte Grant and is part 2 of a four part advent series. As I write, two wars rage abroad. Half a million people…
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Liz Charlotte Grant
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