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MaryClare StFrancis, M.A. (she/her)
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We Are One But We Are Many

A 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 Me

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We Are One But We Are Many
We Are One But We Are Many
About Me

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14 hours ago

I Used To Be Paid Peanuts But Now I Don’t Even Get That

A photo essay of my Medium earnings — I must have either pissed off some of the bigwigs at Medium, or else I failed the popularity contest (as usual). I suspect it’s the latter, because I’m not good at popularity contests. I mean I was the kid in primary school who tried so hard to do something bad…

Medium

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I Used To Be Paid Peanuts But Now I Don’t Even Get That
I Used To Be Paid Peanuts But Now I Don’t Even Get That
Medium

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

·1 day ago

#Hashtags For Conservative Men

I need to use new tags on Instagram — I accidentally triggered a conservative white guy over an article I haven’t even published yet because he takes exception to the fact that I insinuated that Kyle Rittenhouse a murderer instead of feeling sorry for poor Kyle and insisting he killed in self-defense. Until now, I’d never had the experience…

Politics

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#Hashtags For Conservative Men
#Hashtags For Conservative Men
Politics

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Ancient Faith Modern Life

·3 days ago

The Waters of Baptism And An Epic Battle

The day I was baptized changed my life completely — Today is my two-year baptism anniversary, and yes it is odd for someone to celebrate their baptism anniversar but I’m an odd person. This essay is about my baptism and why it ws so significant. I was baptized on 27th September, 2021. With grief, I walked slowly to the altar…

Memoir

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The Waters of Baptism And An Epic Battle
The Waters of Baptism And An Epic Battle
Memoir

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

·3 days ago

I Will Give Money to Panhandlers if I Fucking Want to

I sure as hell won’t give it to “charity” — I was completely disgusted, but not surprised when I saw the new signs. They were at several intersections, exits, bus stops, and other places around the city. “It’s OK not to give to panhandlers,” these signs said, with a picture of a hand with palm up, surrounded by a red…

Poverty Alleviation

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I Will Give Money to Panhandlers if I Fucking Want to
I Will Give Money to Panhandlers if I Fucking Want to
Poverty Alleviation

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5 days ago

“False Memory Syndrome” is NOT And Never Has Been a Diagnosis

This was such an affirming thing to learn — I am remembering what happened to me as a child and the perpetrators are pissed. They have a vested interest in making sure everyone believes I am liar, or crazy, or that I’m slandering them because I hate them. They circled their wagons long ago. Despite their claims to the…

Personal Essay

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“False Memory Syndrome” is NOT And Never Has Been a Diagnosis
“False Memory Syndrome” is NOT And Never Has Been a Diagnosis
Personal Essay

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Ancient Faith Modern Life

·Sep 20

The Sacrament of Reconciliation In Recovery

Confession is a faith-based tool to help with twelve step work — In the traditional recovery process, an addict works through a process called the twelve steps that helps bring about a transformation that gives the addict a framework to help walk in sobriety. As someone who has been working on and struggling through the twelve steps for years, one of the…

Twelve Steps

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The Sacrament of Reconciliation In Recovery
The Sacrament of Reconciliation In Recovery
Twelve Steps

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Sep 18

Bookshelves Have Many Stories To Tell

I can gather information about a person by what they read — It’s been said that we shouldn’t judge books by their covers, even though we do, but I certainly pay attention and judge what books are on someone’s bookshelves. I took (with permission of course) Susie Kearley’s idea of showing off my bookshelves. Every time I have to start working with…

Book List

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Bookshelves Have Many Stories To Tell
Bookshelves Have Many Stories To Tell
Book List

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Ancient Faith Modern Life

·Sep 16

The Patron Saint of Those Caught In Cycles of Violence

Our Lady of Guadalupe showed up for me as she has for others — Soldiers in the Army have a uniform, and dog tags, soldiers in the street wars are identified by tattoos and wearing the right colors. …

Violence

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The Patron Saint of Those Caught In Cycles of Violence
The Patron Saint of Those Caught In Cycles of Violence
Violence

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Sep 15

Why I Spend More Time Elsewhere

Medium doesn’t seem to be a profitable platform anymore — If you really like and want to keep up with my work, you should probably subscribe to my Substack, as I spend a whole lot more time there these days. Subscriptions there are free, and you get three stories a week. I’m not charging for my writing on Substack, but…

Writing On Medium

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Why I Spend More Time Elsewhere
Why I Spend More Time Elsewhere
Writing On Medium

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MaryClare StFrancis, M.A. (she/her)

MaryClare StFrancis, M.A. (she/her)

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I write nonfiction essays about a variety of topics, as well as memoir pieces.

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