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Breaking Conventions

Remember when the Democratic party broke with proper convention (and conventions) to nominate Kamala Harris? As a decidedly left-leaning citizen I absolutely wanted Kamala to beat Trump in…

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Mommess

From post to gatepost: why “engaging” social media strategies don’t always get people to show up

and what to do about it. Focusing on social media engagement stats can be antithetical to actually helping people show up in real life. Because “engagement-based” social strategies…

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Venus of Willendorf, by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson.

Mommess

Hope in coping mechanisms

Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…

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abstract art that looks a little like a figure wearing a Chef's hat

Family

What happened to the chicken bag?

The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…

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