the first of several linked essays
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dispatches from Stepford, Vermont
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This piece was written in 2020 when I was still employed by Funeral Consumers Alliance. This is its first publication. -JS It’s a toss-up how I’ll…
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These are habits I would cultivate if you're willing to try. I wish I had in youth. Perhaps most of you already know these; maybe most people do and I’m…
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but won't say unless you prod them
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Part 3 of three related essays on escaping domestic abuse
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In 2016, I was holding a spoon over my coffee at 8 pm in my mother’s kitchen. It was a survivor from childhood, one of the original set we had with a…
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so in society
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Watch party for members 3/19/23
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That’s what modern hysterics are really saying. Be terrified along with me right now at my exact emotional pitch or I’m going to scream and point at you…
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and everyone knows it.
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I refute you thus. Disaffected Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid…
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