Soul Bone roundup: 12 new moons, 10 letters and a bunch of links
A year of sending the newsletter: only the finest of essays, articles, incense and microwave baked goods.
Read moreThe pink sweater my grandmother once made me is a reminder of who I used to be.
Whether I believed the Antichrist would actually posses a ruby laser ring, I definitely believed he have lots of tricks up his sleeve.
It was sort of like home ec meets the apocalypse and included instructions about how to style our hair and how to not “usurp the role of the male.”
A year of sending the newsletter: only the finest of essays, articles, incense and microwave baked goods.
Read moreBut what if that whole "Bloom where you're planted" thing is wrong? The flowers, wings and dark nights you may find along your path toward bliss.
Read moreA few years ago, I wrote about how I went from fundamentalist to feminist, and (praise be unto libraries) books played a major role. Here's a short reading list.
Read moreStarting to wonder whether something you believe is true after all? Ugh, I know how it feels. But it’s not your fault, so go ahead and change your mind!
Read moreA video about what draws societies to religion and what we might do with those longings now that so many us are no longer interested in church.
Read moreIs that a witness on your T-shirt, or are you just unhappy and judgmental upon seeing me?
Read moreThe pink-covered workbook we studied is an entirely real thing that definitely exists on the physical plane and is still in my possession
Read moreIt's time to select which traits you suppose the Christian Charm Manual includes in its 36-item list of unfeminine qualities.
Read moreIn telling another part of my story on BuzzFeed Ideas (!), I got to mention both Emily Dickinson and Brooke Shields.
Read moreWays in Which My Fundamentalist Childhood (1969-1987) Was and Was Not Like the Salem Witch Trials (1691-1692)
Read moreGet a free "un-conversion" map when you sign up for the Soul Bone monthly letter. It's a dispatch that goes out each new moon, usually with lists and links about life after fundamentalism, sometimes also about notebooks or lip balm or metaphors.