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A (Gay Kid’s) Guide to Recognizing Your (Lady) Saints

July 31, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Patrick Gill While writing my last piece about my internal/crockpot-esque femininity, for the sake of continuity and narrative, I had to slice and dice and edit some thoughts I […]

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Gay, Lady Business, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Personal, Religion, Women
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Bad With Men: Red, White And Fail

July 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Dana Norris Dana Norris is the founder and host of Story Club.  She once went on a lot of internet dates.  This was one of them. Eric is bald – […]

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Bad With Men, Dating, Life, Memoir, Relationships
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A Big Insight From a Wee Human: How to Forget Normal and Do You

July 18, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: ellie june navidson Yesterday i had the privilege of sharing space with a two year old. This child was the most delightfully sweet creature imaginable. They giggled and threw […]

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LGBT, Life, Memoir, Society, Trans
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Motorcycle Dreams: My Time As A Road Warrior

July 17, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Carrie Kaufman It’s funny how your views on things change once you have kids. I still remember that day, 20 years ago, when I was single and childless and […]

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Lesbian, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Uncategorized
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I Declare My In(ter)depdence: When I Learned to Seek Help From Others

July 16, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Derrick Clifton They say the 4th of July is Independence Day. Well, that’s dependent upon who you ask. Some may say it’s America’s birthday, others might quip that it’s […]

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Gay, LGBT, Life, Memoir
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The Time I Met James Blake

July 13, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford There was one point in the night when a young woman next to me nudged me through my cries of love for James Blake as he played […]

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Gay, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Music
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Check Your Privilege: How to Learn Not to Be a Racist

July 12, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Kevin Sparrow I’ve been a racist since at least the age of seven. While my mother and brother sat through his fifth-grade orientation, I was forced to wait and […]

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LGBT, Life, Memoir, Race
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Another Girl: Looking Back on Past Versions of Myself

July 11, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Melanie Sue I, like many people, sometimes look back on my life and find myself rather shocked and rattled by how much I’ve changed, and how often. When I […]

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LGBT, Life, Memoir, Women
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St. Dominic: When I Attended Catholic School in the Chicago Suburbs

July 10, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Dominick Mayer  It wasn’t until I decided to get the hell out of parochial school at the age of ten that I discovered what subterfuge is. I attended St. […]

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Life, Memoir, Religion
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5 Potentially Embarassing Bands I Used to Love in High School

July 7, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Joshua Isaacson “Reminiscing via my iPod” is a game I like to play from time to time. However, over the years I have lost a majority of my music, […]

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Art/Culture, Life, Memoir, Music, Youths

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