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Onward – Day 20
MARMALADE I come to the beach Heart deflated Breath flat and simple. I sit on the dune Waves smashing Sun bronze and dipping. I watch the pelicans Wings beating Formations ebb and flow. I soak in...
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Communication 101
Growing up, my mom sat down with us every few months and taught us a new principle of conversation. It should be noted that I did not like these meetings. I wanted to watch Scooby Doo, but it was a...
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When Donald Trump Wins
So. Donald Trump won. He won the first time with a little help from his friends and he won a second time when the Electoral College cast their votes today. That image is from when Pennsylvania voted....
View ArticleBisexual White American Female
It’s December 22, 2016. I’ve just written my mom an email. The contents of this email include me breaking her heart. I’ve thought of a dozen reasons not to write it and fought with myself about it for...
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Kickstarter: The Unconventional Gratitude Book!
UPDATE: This Kickstarter did not successfully fund. Please join me at the new location of this project: on GoFundMe. _____ Do you like making the best out of a terrible situation (after you’re done...
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Example Letter – Phyllis
Update: I’ve moved my campaign to GoFundMe! Welcome. You’ve probably heard of the campaign I’m running over on Kickstarter for my new book, Unconventional Gratitude. It’s a collection of letters to...
View ArticleI Recently Left the LDS Church and Here is Why
I made a video to explain my answers to the most-asked questions. Why I Left the LDS Church from Leah Peterson on Vimeo.
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Viral Facebook Post – Hi There, White Friends
This post went viral on Facebook. As I post this, the counts are: 10.4k+ shares, 3.4k+ comments, and 20k+ reactions. Here is the full text. At the bottom you’ll see a video where I answer some of the...
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Accidental Racism, Intentional Activism
Previously posted at Medium here. This is possibly one of the most complicated things I’ve ever written. That’s not because I shy away from tough subjects. I’ve been writing online since 2002,...
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After the Drought
The first bit I wrote after the drought where my words were stuck past my teeth down my sore throat weak from loneliness deep into crevices under my ribs and ribboning around my heart in ways that...
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The full length of you -tighter get even closer please – Along the full length of me Our backs pressed like wood Notched, planed, sanded to fit Worked over by life And the wars we won Even if we lost...
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Marula Tree
I walked and walked for ages and lifetimes, looking, searching. The light was more than half over. I prepared myself for the close of another day wherein my search failed. My eyes scanned around me...
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Podcast on Gender
I was asked by Ally Timm to share my thoughts and feelings about being genderfluid. You can listen to the podcast here.
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Medium – My Drug-Induced, Near-Death Visit From Jesus
Read it here. A collection edited by Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
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Ravishly – I’m Genderfluid and Here’s What I Want You to Know
“Believing in a gender binary, where only “men” and “women” exist, has created a stifling system where personality traits are attributed to one gender or the other. This ignores the vast intersections...
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Podcast – League of Badass Women on Gender
Parts 1 & 2 of a podcast I did with Valerie Orth from League of Badass Women is live today. I get personal and talk about how instrumental Joe Crawford was in my process of coming out. <3 “In...
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Pulp Mag – Being The Feast
“And I think I’ve been content to let it go, not think about it too hard, and not let myself want too much or care too deeply that the feelings of disgust and vileness about my body persist. I turn the...
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Daily Ritual Creation + Self-Tying as Self-Care Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) Activation Workshop Build a daily ritual that creates space for healing and processing. Help yourself heal and...
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