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Journal 5: Safe

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt safe. Months, maybe years. Certain days hit a little harder, somehow always unexpectedly. Like today, which should have been Margaret’s 24th birthday.  Emblem of Our House (Blog) Unacceptable Divorce Justice Emblem of Our House (Podcast) She’s Gone Quiverfull Cult I find little moments to find some peace,… Read More Journal 5: Safe

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Journal 4: Innate

I built the innards of a kitchen haphazardly in 2014.  I was newly married, relying on guest gifts and general ideas. The first time I’d ever shopped in a grocery store alone was in 2005, age 18, freshly on my own. I had no idea how to create a grocery list around recipes or prepare… Read More Journal 4: Innate

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Journal 1: Heathen

When they learn I don’t believe anymore, sometimes they react with anger, like the person I matched with on a dating app. He was in a master’s program, a self-proclaimed Christian working on his psychology degree to become a therapist. I casually mentioned it, having noticed he called himself a Christian on his profile. He… Read More Journal 1: Heathen

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Promises

Originally published in the True Girl Anthology September 2019. Download or order your copy here. I wanted to be pretty that day. I had this image in my head of looking striking in my grief, like the woman wearing the black netting over her face attached to that impossibly tiny cap on the right side… Read More Promises