Social Critique 

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The Part of Family Estrangement No One Talks About
The Part of Family Estrangement No One Talks About
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My grandmothers accidentally shaped my view of marriage
My grandmothers accidentally shaped my view of marriage
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The story that's haunted me: One woman's evil desires
The story that's haunted me: One woman's evil desires
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Ernest Hemingway was a d*ck
Ernest Hemingway was a d*ck
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Why Do We Hide Our Vibrators?
Why Do We Hide Our Vibrators?
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Why I Can’t Watch Apple TV’s Severance
Why I Can’t Watch Apple TV’s Severance
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Gaslit by a Marriage: When a Phenomenal Woman is Partnered with a Toxic Man
Gaslit by a Marriage: When a Phenomenal Woman is Partnered with a Toxic Man
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Contraception Begins at Erection
Contraception Begins at Erection
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One Thing About White Men That Annoys Me
One Thing About White Men That Annoys Me
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Why Women Need Their Own Assets
Why Women Need Their Own Assets
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Review of Prince Harry's Memoir (Centering the Victim)
Review of Prince Harry's Memoir (Centering the Victim)
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Look! We Do Care For Women! (A Poem)
Look! We Do Care For Women! (A Poem)

Written from the perspective of “A Man” about women in ministry. Based on a true story.

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Why I don't trust church investigations in abuse situations 
Why I don't trust church investigations in abuse situations 
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Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and Christianity (Guesting on a podcast)
Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and Christianity (Guesting on a podcast)
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Women Should Have Opportunities Because They Are Human, Not Because They Have Talent
Women Should Have Opportunities Because They Are Human, Not Because They Have Talent
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Why Women Downplay Their Gifts
Why Women Downplay Their Gifts
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The Increase of Singleness
The Increase of Singleness
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Reflections On My Novella, Dear Miss Hartford
Reflections On My Novella, Dear Miss Hartford
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Sexual Errors in Netflix's Sex Education
Sexual Errors in Netflix's Sex Education
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The Trauma of Conversion Therapy
The Trauma of Conversion Therapy

Review of Documentary Pray Away

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Yes, God, Yes: An Eerily Accurate Portrayal of Toxic Church and Purity Culture
Yes, God, Yes: An Eerily Accurate Portrayal of Toxic Church and Purity Culture
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Vulnerability Online
Vulnerability Online
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From the Male POV
From the Male POV

I hadn’t thought it difficult to write from the male perspective at all…Almost immediately I knew why.

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How Do You View Your Body? (Letter to a Younger Self)
How Do You View Your Body? (Letter to a Younger Self)

“Too many girls and women struggle with body image issues and I wish I could do more to encourage them and save them the unnecessary emotional pain.” —Lauren Sampson

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