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Join me as I explore topics such as family secrets, LGBTQ identity, and other things that matter to me while trying to live the best life I can in…
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The Stones Are Still Speaking
What the Whiteshell Petroforms taught me about listening to sacred land
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On the Edge of an Inland Sea: Along Lake Superior’s Canadian Shore - Part 2
As we conclude this portion of the Circle Tour, I reflect on the landscape surrounding Lake Superior and a journey into the past.
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On the Edge of an Inland Sea: Along Lake Superior’s Canadian Shore - Part 1
From Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay, we enjoyed turquoise bays, boreal forests, waterfalls, and one astonishing body of water.
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Resistance

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“Ain’t I a Woman” or “Am I Woman’s Rights?”
Fact-checking an iconic speech about women’s equality on 2026 Women’s Equality Day.
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Should We Celebrate America's 250th?
On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, this essay explores the tension between pride, prejudice, and…
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How to watch the news
Words of wisdom from a retired journalist and practicing Buddhist about how to absorb the news without letting it absorb us
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Spirit

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A Sense of Belonging
What a convention bag taught me about community
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The Stones Are Still Speaking
What the Whiteshell Petroforms taught me about listening to sacred land
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When Peace Took to the Streets
A walk through Richmond with Buddhist monks
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Annette's Wanderings
Annette's Wanderings
Family secrets, women’s & LGBTQ lives, and resistance in two serialized memoirs: "Living Into the Truth" and "Accidental Mentors," and an additional newsletter, "Wandering WordsWomen," from author & wanderer, Annette Marquis, owner of WordsWomen Press.
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Family secrets, women’s & LGBTQ lives, and resistance in two serialized memoirs: "Living Into the Truth" and "Accidental Mentors," and an additional newsletter, "Wandering WordsWomen," from author & wanderer, Annette Marquis, owner of WordsWomen Press.
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