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On judging other people
When is it not my business? And when does it become my business?
Louise Julig
Apr 21, 2021
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When you can't un-see the patterns
Reading Women and Other Monsters is like realizing the pattern on the wall you’ve seen for years is really a door.
Louise Julig
Dec 20, 2022
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Four words to banish from your emails
And why it's a feminist act to do so
Louise Julig
Jun 1, 2021
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What a 3x5 vinyl sticker taught me about courage and empathy
After a few weeks, I got used to seeing the Pride flag on my car. Pretty soon, I felt happy seeing it there. It had been a small gesture, but it felt…
Louise Julig
Jul 6, 2021
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If you see something, say something
Why is it so uncomfortable to point out Whiteness?
Louise Julig
Mar 17, 2021
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Braving the Fire
Give yourself permission to put the great losses of your life into words — “Writing about truly painful subjects like death, illness, divorce, war …
Louise Julig
May 25, 2022
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Abortion — without apology
Nobody is pro-abortion, right? Except lately I realized maybe I am. Why clarifying my thinking feels scary but so friggin' good.
Louise Julig
Sep 29, 2022
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In Praise of Doubt
As a kid, I craved certainty — a trait that was reinforced by my religious upbringing
Apr 15, 2022
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When you realize you're complicit
A couple years after 9/11, a new family moved in next door to us. I remember thinking it would be nice to not be the newest family on our street…
Louise Julig
Sep 20, 2021
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It's okay to grieve, it's okay to feel joy
The fall of Roe v. Wade hit me even harder than I was expecting, with so many feelings, and in such a wide variety and magnitude it was hard to function…
Louise Julig
Aug 1, 2022
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Catch-22, learned helplessness, and doing a thing
How to get out of a hole
Louise Julig
Aug 19, 2021
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Daring, heroic, necessary
Do you consider acting heroic? What about singing? Playing guitar? Writing poems?
Louise Julig
Feb 1, 2022
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