PinnedMember-onlyWe Are One But We Are ManyA little bit of information about who I am and who we are — This article replaces my “about me” and I just sent it out to my Substack readers. My Christian name is MaryClare. It’s not the name on my government documents but it is the name I was baptized with, and to me that’s what counts. There is a lot of me…About Me3 min readAbout Me3 min read
Published inThe Wind Phone·2 hours agoMember-onlyHow Much Longer Do We Have Left?My son is dying slowly and has been since he was born — One of my sons is terminally ill with a very rare genetic disease. One day his organs are going to shut down one at a time, and he will die. …Terminal Illness4 min readTerminal Illness4 min read
Published inAncient Faith Modern Life·1 day agoMember-onlyThe Bible And AbortionIt doesn’t say what pro life people think it says — People who believe abortion is murder often use the Bible to prove that life begins at conception, but if we are going to use the Bible to define when life begins, we need to acknowledge that there are at least two different concepts of that in the Bible, and that…Abortion Access4 min readAbortion Access4 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·2 days agoMember-onlyOkay, I’ll Try It For a Month Or TwoI will see how it goes — So I did it and I signed up for the shiny new thing, the “Friend of Medium” membership, although I still have very little trust and even less by way of expectations. It’s no secret that Medium has betrayed many of their good writers by changing up how we are…Friends Of Medium4 min readFriends Of Medium4 min read
Published inAncient Faith Modern Life·4 days agoMember-onlyMy Dark Night of the SoulAdvent is the most difficult of seasons for me — I’m preparing for Advent, the most difficult season of the church year for me. I know part of why it is so hard, why it ends up being my dark night of the soul. Here are some of the things I’m doing to make it a spiritually nourishing time. Set up an Advent altar I…Advent5 min readAdvent5 min read
Nov 24Member-onlyA Neighbor Randomly Asked Me For a Sexual FavorThe experience was so surreal — “I’m really, really needing a blowjob. Please, uh, can you, uh, help me out with that maybe?” One of the neighbors asked. Damn, this is what I get for being friendly to the neighbors I thought. …Sexual Assault3 min readSexual Assault3 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Nov 23Member-onlyI Don’t Have the Balls For ItAnd I don’t fucking want them — “38B,” I said to the guy who was trying to flirt with me on OkCupid. “What?” he asked me. “That’s my bra size.” “Why do I want to know your bra size?” He asked. “Many years ago, my friend Rhoda and I made a pact.” I said, settling into my…Testicles3 min readTesticles3 min read
Published inAncient Faith Modern Life·Nov 20Member-onlyPlants of AdventThe liturgical new year is almost here — The new liturgical year begins on December 3 this year, and as I’ve been gardening I’ve been incorporating plants for the season of Advent in my garden. …Gardening3 min readGardening3 min read
Published inAncient Faith Modern Life·Nov 18Member-onlyI Fucking Hate Recovery LiteratureBut only because it stomps on my toes — The other day in one of my thrift store trips, I found the basic text for Narcotics Anonymous, as well as another book called “Living Clean.” For me, the literature of AA, NA, and SAA are all useful because I’m the kind of addict that has many vices and will…Addiction Recovery4 min readAddiction Recovery4 min read
Published inE³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower·Nov 12Member-onlyI’ve Been Asked To Make a VideoPeople want to know more about me or something like that — My therapist likes my sense of humor, which makes me wonder about the sanity of my therapist. It might be time for her to pick up her phone and talk to St. …Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
