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Guest Post: Coming Out as Queer after Being Gay for 15 years
In Cheap Courage's continued effort to shine a light on being honest about what scares us, I am still accepting monthly guest posts that explore the meaning of bravery, fear, courage, and honesty. Please reach out if you're interested in sharing! This week's essay, "Coming Out as Queer after Being Gay for 15 Years" …
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Guest Post: Tiny Superstitions
This is kind of a ghost story. It’s about memories and magic, and it’s about all the ways my mother taught us to believe in small bits of wonder. It’s about hoping for the best while facing the worst, and it’s about pattern-seeking behavior. I lost my mother to cancer on December 29, 2017, after …
What I Read in February (Hint: Just Westerns)
Before I get to the books I read this month (all of them are Westerns if you can believe it), I'm taking a moment to answer a question I get a lot: How do you read so many books? I read about a book a week depending on their length and difficulty. Really intricate, heady …
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Guest Post: What If One Question Could Change Your Life?
What If One Question Could Change Your Life? The simplest definition of courage is ‘the ability to do something that frightens one.’ As children, we are naturally fearless. We see the world as it is, we ask for exactly what we want (whether with words or not), and we are unapologetic as we ask questions …
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