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Julie Aitcheson

Julie Aitcheson

Love Trumps Hat: Unmaking America Great Again

It was a joke. A gag gift. A playful salvo from one of my boyfriend’s closest Coast Guard buddies, testing the waters to see if I was the…

Feb 10, 2020

Love Trumps Hat: Unmaking America Great Again

Feb 10, 2020

Julie Aitcheson

Midlife Midwife

I am not scared of people in hoodies now any more than I am scared of talking on my cellphone, the middle of the day, or sidewalks. But I…

Oct 25, 2019

Midlife Midwife

Oct 25, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

Geography Of A Yoga Mat

Almost exactly a year ago, I broke. I went from an average human capable of standing, sitting, and bending with relative ease to an…

Jul 20, 2019

Geography Of A Yoga Mat

Jul 20, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

When Nothing Is Enough: Making Peace With My Teenage Brain

Sometimes you put in days, weeks, or months of preparation to ensure that the teenagers in your charge experience the perfect balance of…

Jun 26, 2019

When Nothing Is Enough: Making Peace With My Teenage Brain

Jun 26, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

Dropping the “V”-Bomb: On Voluntourism and The End of Innocence

It had to happen. We were already four days deep into a two-week service learning program for teens and it was time to drop the “V”-bomb…

Jun 20, 2019

Dropping the “V”-Bomb: On Voluntourism and The End of Innocence

Jun 20, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

Africa Is Not A Country (And Other Things I Wanted To Yell At My In-Flight Movie)

En route to my assignment as director of a service learning program for teens in the East African country of Tanzania, I planned to…

Jun 9, 2019

Africa Is Not A Country (And Other Things I Wanted To Yell At My In-Flight Movie)

Jun 9, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

What Have I Done?

The same question plagues me every time I take a new gig leading packs of students on an adventure for the betterment of their characters…

Jun 4, 2019

What Have I Done?

Jun 4, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

Game of the Flies

Spring is coming, but it’s getting dark in here. Not “absence of light” dark, but Lord of the Flies dark. Game of Thrones Red Wedding dark.

Feb 21, 2019

Game of the Flies

Feb 21, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

Can You Hear Me Now?: Thoughts On Being Famous and Getting Heard

I care about things. Bigly. I have been a carer abouter of things since VCRs were cutting-edge technology and people still thought you…

Feb 18, 2019

Can You Hear Me Now?: Thoughts On Being Famous and Getting Heard

Feb 18, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

The Forbidden Pleasure of Cutting Your Own Hair

I wanted it. I dreamt about it. I lusted in my heart and in my thoughts for months. I coveted, stalked the internet, and Pinterest-boarded…

Feb 16, 2019

The Forbidden Pleasure of Cutting Your Own Hair

Feb 16, 2019

Julie Aitcheson

Julie Aitcheson

Julie’s various incarnations range from medical actress to truck driver. She travels whenever she can, nests whenever she must, and writes. Always.

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