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To One Who Lives on the Mainland

To One Who Lives on the Mainland

Native islanders, English planters, American missionaries, and Japanese soldiers struggle for dominance on the South Pacific island of Bougainville.

2010

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The Wind Phone

Crossing the River of Oblivion — Do Our Loved Ones Forget Us After They Pass Away?

Lethe, the River of Forgetting and Wàng Chuān, the River of Oblivion

7 min readJan 9, 2024

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An elderly East Asian woman sits in a boat on a green river. She stares thoughtfully downward, as if she is remembering something.

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Counter Arts

Jesus Invites Your Backchat

Okay then, Lord: What the hell?

8 min readJan 16, 2024

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Rainbow of colors comes out from behind a man in a t-shirt and vest, wearing a large mask of a face with soulful eyes and a worried, curious expression.

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MuddyUm

Why the Golden Age of British Mystery Is Still the Best Time to Get Yourself Murdered

Shall I order tea?

3 min readNov 16, 2023

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A large and beautiful English mansion, much like Pemberley of Pride and Prejudice fame, sits in the sunshine in the midst of a flat, grassy lawn.

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Five Awe-inspiring Warrior Goddesses You’ll Want on Your Side

Nemesis, Oya, Durga, Athena, and Sekhmet will kick ass on your behalf, if you ask nicely

6 min readOct 12, 2023

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Black goddess is silhouetted against pale orange moon rising in background. Goddess holds bow and long sword. Her hair flows behind her as she runs ahead. The names of five warrior goddesses — Nemesis, Oya, Durga, Athena, and Sekhmet, are aligned on the right side of the image.

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What an Abandoned Village Taught Me About Climate Change

Preppers: you are (literally) not out of the woods

6 min readAug 3, 2023

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A green and shady path in summer. Dappled sunlight. Wood and stone structures in distance beyond the path.

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MuddyUm

Cotton Mather Welcomes the Challenge of Bringing Theocracy to 21st Century America

Want to bring theocracy to the U.S.? This Puritan seekest thee

5 min read2 days ago

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A portrait of Cotton Mather, a newspaper page from the Salem Witch Trials, handwritten testimony about the Salem Witch Trials, and various scenes of colonial Massachusetts are overlaid with a woman’s eyes, staring straight at the viewer.

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Deep. Sweet. Valuable.

People Who Know Nature Know Pantheism

My farmer mother’s lessons on spirituality

3 min read6 days ago

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A woman with curly hair and a blue lace dress walks beside plum trees at sunset.

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The Taoist Online

Busy? Grab Just Five Minutes of Meditation or Contemplation and You Can Have Peace

Keep wanting to meditate but can’t find the time? This works

5 min readMay 9, 2024

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A woman sips coffee and smiles, gazing out the window.

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

Don’t Let Your Ex Take This in a Custody Battle

“Providing all transportation” may seem like losing, but trust me, it’s a win.

3 min readMay 3, 2024

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A father smiles as he drives. His son is in the passenger seat. Both are looking toward the background, so we can’t see their faces, but we can tell from the curve of his cheek that the man is smiling.

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With So Many Hells in the Afterlife, It’s Hard to Choose

Check out these fresh hells — new levels, bigger bosses, more demons!

6 min readMay 2, 2024

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Three demons poke at hell-sufferer (who are boiling in a huge cauldron) with spears and tridents.

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Holly Pettit

Holly Pettit

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New Hampshire-based M.Div. in Contemplative Practice. Writer for nonprofits, clergy & dot govs. Former Russian Linguist for the U.S. Army.

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