I got this book from a giveaway over at SpiritualAbuse.org a couple of summers ago, when I was blogging about leaving fundamentalism. Stolen Innocence is Elissa Wall’s memoir of leaving the fundamentalist Mormon church (FLDS) as an adult. She was told to marry one of her cousins when she was only 14. Elissa gives a good historyContinueContinue reading “Book review: Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall”
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How Season 4 of Orange is the New Black basically recapped 2016
Last spring, I talked about how I’d watched all three seasons of Orange is the New Black in about two weeks. When season four released in June, I did the bingewatching thing that Americans do nowadays and went home on Friday night finished the season by late Saturday evening (with a few hours of sleepContinueContinue reading “How Season 4 of Orange is the New Black basically recapped 2016”
Book Review: The God Gene by Dean Hamer
A couple of summers ago, I checked out a few non-fiction books from the library. One of them was The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes by Dean Hamer, a molecular biologist who studies behavioral genetics. His premise was basically this: you can take this research either as proof that God existsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The God Gene by Dean Hamer”
Bingewatching Orange is the New Black
In the last two weeks, I watched all three seasons of Orange is the New Black on Netflix. A friend is loaning me her subscription, so this was my first taste of bingewatching and the addictive power of streaming. I loved watching the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt series last year, and I can’t wait for seasonContinueContinue reading “Bingewatching Orange is the New Black”
Boundaries and why Christian Grey needs them
Content note: sexual assault, kink I know, I’m late to the party. The film came out almost a year ago. I got it from Redbox last night. But I have something to say about Christian Grey, even though so much has already been said. Consent isn’t just about sexual relationships. Consent is a way ofContinueContinue reading “Boundaries and why Christian Grey needs them”
Eleanor Skelton 