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Christine Fair: Triptych

If she had a girl, she wanted her to be pretty-popular-slender-cheerleader.
She got me.
She named me Carol.

February 18, 2023 · 7 Comments

Elizabeth Mercurio: Three Poems

Years have passed
since I last tried to take my life.

December 14, 2022 · 5 Comments

Charles Davidson: Grace Given As Grace Received

Of all the besetting sins of an increasingly narcissistic age of emptiness and brokenness, the failure to love oneself may be a root sin that is perpetuated down the cycles of the generations.

March 21, 2021 · 1 Comment

Video: illuminate — a cinematic poem about being in the closet

. Nisha Gupta, the director of “illuminate,” says: This short film is based on in-depth phenomenological research interviews with sexual minorities about their lived experiences of being in the closet. … Continue reading

May 5, 2018 · Leave a comment

Video: Self-Compassion

. It’s all too easy to be extremely tough on ourselves; many of us need to get better at self-compassion. This short animated film from School of Life shows us … Continue reading

January 21, 2017 · Leave a comment

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