A year of sending the newsletter: only the finest of essays, articles, incense and microwave baked goods.

But 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.

A 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.

Starting 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!

A 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.

Is that a witness on your T-shirt, or are you just unhappy and judgmental upon seeing me?

The pink-covered workbook we studied is an entirely real thing that definitely exists on the physical plane and is still in my possession

It's time to select which traits you suppose the Christian Charm Manual includes in its 36-item list of unfeminine qualities.

In telling another part of my story on BuzzFeed Ideas (!), I got to mention both Emily Dickinson and Brooke Shields. 

Ways in Which My Fundamentalist Childhood (1969-1987) Was and Was Not Like the Salem Witch Trials (1691-1692)