I Don’t Care Much for Kindness
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An Invocation & Benediction
We are grateful for the gift of being able to be with Laurel, and to participate with her and her life of thinking and writing and serving, in hopes that she can help us use our sacred text to think creatively about the kinds of relationships we can nurture with each other and ot…
Vol. 44 No. 3 — Winter 2025
This is a collaborative issue between Exponent II and At Last She Said It.
At Last She Said it
At Last She Said It and Exponent II invite you — whether a long-time reader or new subscriber — to honor these experiences in an atmosphere of trust and respect.
One Eternal Round: An Essay on Belonging
The church literally saved my life. I don’t mean this in a trite way. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Too Good to Waste
The cookie jar offered Chips Ahoy and ginger snaps Like the cruse of oil that never failed The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Altared
I realized that afternoon that my children and I had been repeatedly sacrificed on the Altar of the Eternal Family The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Letter to a Friend, Whose Friend is Leaving the Church
You are dizzy from the height you think you could fall, the jagged rocks The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Sisterhood for a Season
It was the day I would attend Relief Society as Jennifer for the first time.
Eight Little Words
I recalled the words from The Sound of Music: “My daughter, if you love this man, it doesn’t mean you love God less.” The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Too Much
So here I am: too headstrong and too angry and too sad and too hurt and too alone. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Calling for Good Samaritans in Times of Religious Trauma
I was disheartened to discover my clergy’s priority was not to tend to me but to progress my abuser within the hierarchy of church. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!