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Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend
Reclaiming the dark while grieving the loss of light
Nov 3
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Birding for a Better World
Birding as a feminist pursuit and a sanctuary from a chaotic world
Oct 23
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Annette Marquis
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The Day Love Became Legal
As the Supreme Court reconsiders marriage equality, I remember the day Virginia said yes.
Oct 7
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Annette Marquis
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Reclaiming the Night Woods
How a firefly, a secret waterfall, and the pull of sunrises led me back into a tent
Sep 30
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Reflections on America's History
How a road trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio captures America at its best and worst
Sep 18
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My Sacred Canon
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, how I came to revere a Canon PowerShot SD400 camera as a sacred object.
Aug 29
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Women Who Dare
Today's intrepid women offer hope for the future.
Aug 19
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Annette Marquis
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A Lifelong Road Trip
A reflection on traveling to all fifty states over the course of seventy years.
Jul 29
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Annette Marquis
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Feeling Celebrated
Why celebrating each other matters
Jun 15
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What the Heck Is an NPE?
Finding community through difficult discoveries
May 11
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American Women and DEI
How US quarters honoring women could fall victim to anti-DEI initiatives
Apr 15
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Erin Go Braugh!
A symbol of a heritage I know too little about
Mar 18
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Annette Marquis
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Wandering WordsWomen
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Birding for a Better World
Birding as a feminist pursuit and a sanctuary from a chaotic world
Oct 23
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Annette Marquis
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Reclaiming the Night Woods
How a firefly, a secret waterfall, and the pull of sunrises led me back into a tent
Sep 30
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Annette Marquis
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Reflections on America's History
How a road trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio captures America at its best and worst
Sep 18
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Annette Marquis
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Women Who Dare
Today's intrepid women offer hope for the future.
Aug 19
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Annette Marquis
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12
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A Lifelong Road Trip
A reflection on traveling to all fifty states over the course of seventy years.
Jul 29
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Annette Marquis
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Living Into the Truth
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The Day Love Became Legal
As the Supreme Court reconsiders marriage equality, I remember the day Virginia said yes.
Oct 7
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Annette Marquis
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Ch 22: Finally Legal, Finally Whole
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in support of marriage equality meant so much more than the legal rights it conferred. With it, came dignity, pride, and…
Jul 21, 2024
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Ch 21: Proof
After years of searching, I finally discover irrefutable proof of who my father was.
Jul 8, 2024
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Ch 20: All That Can Be Known
Three funerals, the end of a threat, and more unanswered questions.
Jul 1, 2024
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Annette Marquis
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Ch 19: The Grief that Set the Stage
How the tragedy and shame of polio sowed the seeds of secret-keeping.
Jun 16, 2024
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Accidental Mentors
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Anniversaries and launches
Sept is the 1 year anniversary of "Accidental Mentors: Inspiring Stories of Women Who Shaped my Life by Just Being Themselves," and to top that off…
Sep 25, 2024
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An "Accidental Mentors" Story Revisited
Memory, truth, and the intersection between them
Feb 15, 2024
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Annette Marquis
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Lessons in Living Life on Your Own Terms - Guest Post
This is one in a series of weekly posts from Accidental Mentors subscribers about one of their accidental mentors. Today's guest writer is Roxanne…
Feb 8, 2024
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Annette Marquis
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Roxanne Rhodes
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Fertility Goddess - Guest Post
This is one in a series of weekly posts from Accidental Mentors subscribers about one of their accidental mentors. Today's guest writer is Kassie…
Feb 1, 2024
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Annette Marquis
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Kassie Rubico
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Just Resting Her Eyes: Elizabeth “Betty” DeGroat (1920-2011) - Guest Post
This is one in a series of weekly posts from Accidental Mentors subscribers about one of their accidental mentors. Today's guest writer is Wendy…
Jan 25, 2024
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Annette Marquis
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Wendy DeGroat
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