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Rural Public School Made Me Physically Sick
Rural Public School Made Me Physically Sick
I learned to forge a suit of armor that protected me from conservative contradictions
Walter Rhein
Sep 26, 2023
A Strange Little Story For The Loners And Misfits Of The World
A Strange Little Story For The Loners And Misfits Of The World
It strikes me as sad that the people we need most in this world so often feel so utterly alone.
Linda Caroll
Nov 2, 2023
The Day I Lost Faith in the Stubborn Pride of Farmers
The Day I Lost Faith in the Stubborn Pride of Farmers
The rigid parameters of rural thinking form a cage
Walter Rhein
Sep 20, 2023
One Little Old Man Gifted Me A Miracle And Didn’t Even Know It
One Little Old Man Gifted Me A Miracle And Didn’t Even Know It
Here’s what I never knew. Every one of us defies the odds every day and knowing that changed everything.
Linda Caroll
Aug 18, 2023
How the Mindset of Rural Tribalism Has Held Me Back My Entire Life
How the Mindset of Rural Tribalism Has Held Me Back My Entire Life
A reminder that you have no obligation to maintain any relationship that does not treat you with dignity
Walter Rhein
Nov 10, 2023
How A Safari in Kenya Changed Me
How A Safari in Kenya Changed Me
I’m grateful. But haunted by questions
Jan M Flynn
Aug 25, 2023
I Witnessed a Teacher Pull a Gun on a Student
I Witnessed a Teacher Pull a Gun on a Student
The first 999 cuts are no less lethal than the last
Walter Rhein
Oct 18, 2023
How American Culture Shaped Mom into an Abusive Alcoholic Feminist
How American Culture Shaped Mom into an Abusive Alcoholic Feminist
Trickle down effects filtered through a child’s eyes as an adult
Toya Qualls-Barnette
Oct 16, 2023
Once You’re Down in a Rural Town You’re Never Getting Back Up
Once You’re Down in a Rural Town You’re Never Getting Back Up
What remedial math class taught me about my self worth
Walter Rhein
Oct 25, 2023
When Guardian Angels Sit Watchful on Your Shoulder
When Guardian Angels Sit Watchful on Your Shoulder
Miracles leave no room for doubt
Toya Qualls-Barnette
Sep 25, 2023
“I Love You” Is The Most Beautiful Phrase In The English Language
“I Love You” Is The Most Beautiful Phrase In The English Language
I wish I could say it to my grandfather one last time
Matt Lillywhite
Sep 1, 2023
The Wolf Who Protects Little Girls
The Wolf Who Protects Little Girls
Teeth flashing in her full stride, paws barely striking the water…
Walter Rhein
Aug 24, 2023
I Remember the Shame of Witnessing My Peers Protest the Ojibwe
I Remember the Shame of Witnessing My Peers Protest the Ojibwe
Unchecked indoctrination in rural areas is used to normalize systems of injustice
Walter Rhein
Oct 12, 2023
How a Parental Push Nearly Drove Me Over the Edge
How a Parental Push Nearly Drove Me Over the Edge
At least that’s how it felt as a child
Hollie Harris
Sep 19, 2023
North
North
A day trip, a journey.
loam
Sep 15, 2023
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