"You decided to get pregnant, so suck it up and deal with it."

a short ramble on the state of pregnancy and motherhood and parenting in modern American society

Apr 7 • dani richardson

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September 2025

cruelty holds our country by the throat

A brief reflection on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Sep 11, 2025 • dani richardson

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July 2025

i was supposed to be a doctor.

and why i decided that life wasn't for me.

Jul 29, 2025 • dani richardson

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June 2025

a human's need for survival

inspired by my reads of The Road and I, Who Have Never Known Men

Jun 27, 2025 • dani richardson

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May 2025

sinners: on culture and corruption

And why I think Sinners has an important Christian lesson beneath it all.

May 13, 2025 • dani richardson

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friday round-up: may 2

just chatting

May 2, 2025 • dani richardson

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April 2025

alyosha and elder zosima

A short reflection on the death of Elder Zosima

Apr 25, 2025 • dani richardson

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when a mother hates her children

a deep dive into Shari Franke's memoir, The House of My Mother

Apr 11, 2025 • dani richardson

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the trope-ification of literature

why are most book influencers walking billboards now?

Apr 3, 2025 • dani richardson

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on beauty, aging, and the 'bitter old hag' narrative

aging is a privilege that doesn't come for us all. we should do more to appreciate that.

Apr 1, 2025 • dani richardson

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March 2025

when dark romance finally goes too far

I knew this was coming.

Mar 25, 2025 • dani richardson

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publishers need to leave the kids alone.

Why is graphic erotica being advertised to teens? And why is that the norm now?

Mar 15, 2025 • dani richardson

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