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For Narnia: 10 Tips for Slaying Procrastination

April 21, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Courtney Rust My method for conquering procrastination is one I’ve developed after years of fighting to stay focused when things needed to get done. It has been nearly perfected […]

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Editorial, Education, Health, Life, Uncategorized
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“Is That A BioShock Shirt?”: How I Found Community in My Gym

April 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Max Alborn You can talk to anyone out there, no matter their sex, class or creed and there is no debate: virtually all of us have faced issues of […]

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Body Positivity, Health, Life
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Fiction: How Do You Know

April 19, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford  Get their 30 minutes early.  Since it is free, there will be a wait. When you arrive, go to the front desk, say, “Hi, I am here […]

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Fiction, Health, Life
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A Process of Healing: Sharing a Story During Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 13, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Knight Fox I remember the day I stopped believing I was worthwhile, and became an object in my own eyes. It was the same day I turned eight years […]

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Activism, Editorial, Health
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Feeling Monk-ish: How I Am Battling OCD

April 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Shelly Phillips In today’s day and age, it seems like everyone and their mother has been diagnosed with some sort of mental illness and is taking antidepressants. What was […]

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Health, LGBT, Life
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Namaste, Bitches: Becoming a Yogi

April 9, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Shelby Mongan The first time I ever took a hot yoga class, I became acutely aware that I was going to die. Not in some sort of metaphysical, philosophical, enlightened […]

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Body Positivity, Health, LGBT
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A Man Who Doesn’t Boink?: Weighing in on Tim Gunn’s Relatively Ordinary 29 Years of Celibacy

April 6, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Figleaf Note: This piece was originally posted on RealAdultSex.com and Role/Reboot and was re-posted with permission. You can find the original here. Kind of weird what you get when you run that L.A. Times article about […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, Health, LGBT, Life, Sex
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Healthy, Wealthy and Out of Touch: A Letter to Ann Romney

April 4, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Mar Curran Dear Mrs. Romney, Recently, you have been quoted out of context as saying you don’t consider yourself wealthy. Naturally, media pundits and liberals across America were aghast. […]

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Health, Letter, LGBT, Life, Politics
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Catch Me Ridin’ Safely: A Guide to Biking in Chicago

April 2, 2012by inourwordsblog 5 Comments

by: Rebecca Kling It’s that time of year: When the weather in Chicago fluctuates madly–80 degrees one day and 40 degrees the next. Shorts and tank tops are quickly pulled […]

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Health, Life

F.A.T.: Finally Aware of My Truth

April 2, 2012by inourwordsblog 6 Comments

by: Bobby Crowley I’m a big girl. I don’t mean maturity or age-wise. I’m talking about my hips, thighs, tits, and of course the dreaded belly. I’m not asking for […]

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Body Positivity, Editorial, Health

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