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The Afternoon My Grandmother Came Home Covered in Blood

I tried to go with her, but my grandfather wouldn’t let me

5 min readAug 25, 2022

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I Was (Gasp!) Alone in a Bathroom with a Trans Person

Here’s the story.

3 min readAug 31, 2022

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

The Story of a 7-Year-Old Girl Who Came to the United States

The benefits of being European in America

5 min readAug 17, 2022

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Mother hugging her young daughter who has red bows and flowers in her hair

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

My Dog Was a Handful Too When He Was Young

But I didn’t drag him to a gravel pit and shoot him

3 min readApr 28, 2024

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Black and white Australian shepherd dog

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Did I Fall Off My Horse and Hit My Head?

Because it can’t be true that half the United States actually wants Donald Trump to be president again.

2 min readMar 4, 2024

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Did I Fall Off My Horse and Hit My Head?

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

How I Got Myself, My Dog, and a Cop Trapped in a Parking Garage on New Year’s Eve

Seems like a fitting way to end the clusterf*ck that was 2023

5 min readJan 12, 2024

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An empty parking garage, with an abandoned bicycle against one wall.

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Do You Have Trump Traumatic Stress Syndrome?

Americans are not OK

3 min readDec 6, 2023

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

There’s No Excuse for Giving Up on America

Because there is still time to save it.

3 min readNov 11, 2023

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The word No painted in big, yellow letters on black asphalt

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Happiness Guilt

What do you call it when you’re trying to live a good life while the world burns around you?

2 min readNov 4, 2023

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Young girls in tutus backstage at a rehearsal, watching ballerinas practicing on stage.

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We Met the Nicest Guy at the Beach

But he wasn’t who he said he was.

4 min readOct 20, 2023

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Two men in swim trunks standing in the surf.

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Maria Beuthien Johnston

Maria Beuthien Johnston

Writer, pet business owner, horse lover, bookworm, feminist. Interest in exploring human-animal bonds, decolonizing our thinking, and becoming more conscious.

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