Silver Ribbons

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A lot of us hide behind our words. It’s easier that way. Usually, anyway. But then the voices inside our heads that can only be expressed with our fingers on our blogs or in our journals or in our essays remind us that we can’t always keep the secrets at bay. If we had cancer [...]

Hiding in Plain Sight

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It’s a funny thing when trying to describe how the mind of a writer works to someone that doesn’t get it. Their brain isn’t wired the same way. Words are not trapped in their minds screaming for air until time is made to sit down and write them out because speaking them simply won’t do. [...]

All Around the Mulberry Bush: Jessica Simpson & Body Image

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I was prepared to rant. Jessica Simpson debuted her “new mom body” on the Katie Show and my emotions told reason to take a coffee and doughnut break while I raked Simpson (who gave birth in May) through the coals for selling out and giving me an even bigger complex about the size of my [...]