Category Archives: Book of Me
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Once you run in the water*
Leave a commentAugust 7, 2020 by 8junebugs
So I’m a single sculler now. For the foreseeable future, it’s just me, myself, and I on the water in …
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One white journey to(ward) anti-racism
Leave a commentJune 4, 2020 by 8junebugs
tl:dr: Trust black people when they tell you about their lives.
If it would help you to see what that looked like for a white person you know, one raised to “not see color,” my story is here.
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In review: 2019
Leave a commentJanuary 1, 2020 by 8junebugs
1. What did you do in 2019 that you’d never done before? Dumped a small boat? Developed a bikini wax tolerance? …
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In review: 2018
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2018 by 8junebugs
1. What did you do in 2018 that you’d never done before? Got a haircut that involves clippers. Also ran a Turkey …
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A farewell letter
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2018 by 8junebugs
Dear uterus — We’ve been through a lot together, you and I. I mean, we’ve been together from the start, …
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10 Motherless Years
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2018 by 8junebugs
Ten years is a long time. How did it pass so quickly?
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The Velocity of Loss
Leave a commentSeptember 12, 2018 by 8junebugs
This is the cadence of life after a certain point — we are increasingly grief-adjacent. The losses mount, and the understanding of the impact each person has on countless others grows.
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The Keto Experiment
Leave a commentFebruary 8, 2018 by 8junebugs
Well, it took 40 years, but I’m finally on trend with something. I’m in week 3 of a ketogenic diet.
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In Review: 2017
Leave a commentJanuary 1, 2018 by 8junebugs
1. What did you do in 2017 that you’d never done before? Got cancer.
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Cancer for Christmas and the etiquette of personal calamity
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2017 by 8junebugs
Confession the first: I own a well-thumbed copy of Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. Confession the second: I …
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