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Tag: religion

“The Good Place” Makes Peace with Death
What I'm Watching

“The Good Place” Makes Peace with Death

SPOILERS! SO MANY SPOILERS! Over the last four years, The Good Place fans knew writers were going to have to … Continue reading “The Good Place” Makes Peace with Death

Stalked by the Mormon Church
Memoir

Stalked by the Mormon Church

I had not been to church in over three years. I had moved to another city. I had not informed … Continue reading Stalked by the Mormon Church

Thailand
Healing, Memoir

Thailand

Top had booked his first visit home in three years, and I went with him. I had learned so much … Continue reading Thailand

The End of Faith
Memoir

The End of Faith

Faith, the people who have it will tell you, can get you through anything. And that is so. But the … Continue reading The End of Faith

Memoir, Musings

Navigating Religious Differences: An Agnostic Visits Christian Family

I grew up in a religious community that fanatically converted neighbors, friends, and relatives. A Sunday wouldn’t go by without … Continue reading Navigating Religious Differences: An Agnostic Visits Christian Family

Memoir, Musings

Why I Love Grad School, or Please Talk Career Options with Your Daughters

When I was 22, my undergraduate professors started to ask where I’d be going next. Everyone assumed it would be … Continue reading Why I Love Grad School, or Please Talk Career Options with Your Daughters

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Losing Faith

For me, the loss of my faith was much like gaining it. Something outside my control, like a storm blowing … Continue reading Losing Faith

Musings, Spirituality

Into the Gray

I have a problem. I love certainty. Labels. Categories. Classifications: fiction or nonfiction, ethical or unethical, subject or verb. As … Continue reading Into the Gray

Memoir

An Ex-Mormon Meets the World

If you know any ex-Mormons, please be patient with us. A favorite Mormon creed is to be “in the world but … Continue reading An Ex-Mormon Meets the World

Writing

What I Learned from Writing a Killer

Two weeks ago, Robert J. Ray—easily the best teacher I’ve had in any subject—told me to start writing my killer’s … Continue reading What I Learned from Writing a Killer

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