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The Bugbear Dispatch
As a transgender American woman in a time of moral panic, Chrissy Stroop is one of society's current "bugbears." Here she publishes weekly musings connecting her reading and other cultural consumption to her thoughts on American society and more.
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Update 2 on the Migration to Ghost: What to Do if You Weren't Automatically Migrated
UPDATE: I realized that, of course—this should have been obvious—as the money needed for refunds has already been transferred to me via Stripe, I am on the hook for the refunds.
Update on the Migration to Ghost
Hello fellow bugears!
Leaving Substack and Other Thoughts on Cutting Ties with Old Affiliations
The Bugbear Dispatch is, as of today, two years old!
What Constitutes Healthy Exploration of Spirituality?
Part II: Why Some Approaches to Spirituality Are a Bridge Too Far
What Constitutes Healthy Exploration of Spirituality?
Part I: Gods that Fail and the Seductive Nature of the Forbidden
The Morning Reflections of a Birthday Bugbear
Happy(?) Birthday to Me
The Return of the Bugbear
Your friendly neighborhood bugbear is back and thinking about Eastern Europe and American extremism
Pride in a Time of Anti-Queer Madness
On celebrating ourselves despite petty Pride-month attacks from our fascist government
Our Best Enemies: On Russia, America, and Imperial Provincialism
The United States is growing increasingly similar to Russia, but some of the similarities have been there for a long time
Memorial Day Weekend Reflections
Hello, fellow bugbears! Whatever you’re up to this Memorial Day weekend, I hope you’re able to get in some life-giving relaxation in these extremely fucked up times.
Let's Talk about Navigating "Historical" Times
What are your coping strategies? How can we support each other?
We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduleed Bugbear Dispatch
My fellow bugbears, I need to start this post off by apologizing for the unannounced and unscheduled absence of new dispatches over the past couple of weeks.
Whatever Happened to the "Transgender Tipping Point"?
A brief history of the last eleven years and their devastating impact on trans Americans
The Fundamental Fiction of Being Apolitical
Part II: The Religious Power Grab
The Fundamental Fiction of Being Apolitical
Part I: Rationalizing the Path of Least Resistance
On USAID, Christian Missions, and Sitting With Uncomfortable Tensions
If you have to choose between Elon Musk and evangelical missions alleviating disease and poverty, you hold your nose and choose the evangelicals
The Social Dynamics of Nostalgia
Part II: Nostalgia in Microcosm and Some Personal Reflections on Nostalgia as a Transgender American
The Social Dynamics of Nostalgia
Part I: Nostalgia and American Fascism
Method in the Madness: The Patterns of American Authoritarianism
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