Writing about Life after Christian Patriarchy
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Last week, after some clips of an NPR interview with Doug Wilson went viral, a journalist from HuffPost asked me and others who have experienced Christian patriarchy to share our knowledge about Wilson and his influence on our government, particularly his connection with Pete Hegseth.
*content warning: suicide
I’ve been sitting on this news for quite some time, but I can finally let you all know that RIFT is getting a new edition!
and Nancy Wilson's new book
and the complications of being heard
I never have been in despair about the world.
I started to write a reflection on how I feel about our current state violence and social unrest, but I think it will take me more time to gather my thoughts for you.
The days get shorter, the nights longer.
Those of us with privilege especially should not be silent in the face of oppression. We cannot give up our voice and our power in a time when we need to be loudest.
Isn’t there a saying about how travel teaches us more about ourselves than the places we go? Or is it that no matter where we go, we bring our “issues” with us? There is no escaping I, no matter how many thousands of miles we travel.
+ interviews and upcoming events
After the shock, though, we need to find ways to exist in current reality without completely losing our agency. So I thought I’d share what I’ve learned about living with limited freedom in the hope that some of this can apply to where we all are now.
what writing has taught me about community
Sunday, late afternoon I sit on the beach and sift the sand for stones.
Event on June 26
(one with a registration that closes tomorrow!)
I stepped out of my car, breathed in the cool air, and felt instantly peaceful.
I just got off the live video presentation for Day of the Homeschooled Child put on by the Coalition of Responsible Home Education (CRHE), where I helped read out loud the names of homeschooled children who died due to abuse, as a memorial.
+ a new article on evangelical fantasies about the Amish
A new anthology project -- writers and artists needed!
