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Again
My feelings are intense but recognizable. While I am still processing today’s news, I want to record my initial reaction. And maybe it’ll make others feel less alone. Today, I… Read more ⇢
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can we agree on this?
One week into 2026, and a U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agent kills Renée Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in her car. She was 37 years old. She was… Read more ⇢
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Who do I want to be right now?
2025 was the year I turned to therapy and questioned how I approach our fractured world. While in my early 20s, I talked to a therapist to learn coping skills… Read more ⇢
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Fractured Moral Copass
People are complicated. In the last 10 years, I have grappled with how a person can seem kind and have a moral compass that appalls me. Sometimes those with the… Read more ⇢
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Unlimited Humanity & Limited Empathy
In 2025 believing that all people are equally valuable is difficult. The student at school. The shopper at Walmart. The parishioner at church. The racist, sexist, bigoted guy at a… Read more ⇢
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Who Am I & Why Now?
I’m Sarah, a 28-year-old from East Tennessee. Currently living in Knoxville, I am a blue dot in a sea of bright red. After teenage years believing that to be Southern… Read more ⇢
