Monya_postMo

Raised Mormon in the American South. Grateful to have left the Church, grateful for many things it taught me. @MCWConf 1st place winner, novel

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Time to vote for the Brodie Awards. Some familiar names
@elimccann @whitecatprophcy and, who else is still here?

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@EliMcCann "I've replaced my loneliness with life." ❤️❤️❤️

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Expunged from the Bloggernacle, Chanson recounts >15 years of Outer Blogness, and exLDS connections https://t.co/nnqfQMpMPv @MainStreetPlaza

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Tomorrow in Oakland!!
San Francisco Writers Workshop reads at @binnys_oakland
5:30 pm https://t.co/oHq9vMYHqH

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How misinformation thrives in the liminal space of "true in spirit" My latest for @MainStreetPlaza https://t.co/lfyj268rT9

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@emilyfoxkaplan @GuernicaMag This is about Emily's October Guernica essay, just to say that I thought it was beautiful (despite what EFK describes as difficult, she nailed the ending, which washes back to focus all before)
It's more important than ever to explore complexities of power and abuse

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@EliMcCann

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@ZillianZi Can't wait to read it!

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@calvinjburke FWIW, as a postMo I still find the concept of free agency useful
For me that means to respect other's choices and assume they are doing what makes sense to them
Hope the RExMos and DezNats leave your kind heart alone

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Vote for ex-Mormon of the year, and nominate LDS-interest blogs here, through the end of the week
https://t.co/OG3jdVxWzg

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@seagulljaap +1 "There's a vibrant, inclusive world of spirituality out there. I hope he opens his heart to that as well."

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#ThinkRespectful, the talk I wish I'd heard last week at General Conference https://t.co/daXG2cMX1Z @MainStreetPlaza

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For those hurting from general conference, this is worth a listen
Prof Lefevor says it's hard for GLBTQ+ folks sticking around in the Church and stepping away. His advice? Curiosity & respect "assume you're talking to a rational human being making the best decisions for them"

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Was interviews on Good Morning Utah yesterday @abc4utah check out the clip about how we can support LGBTQ Latter-day Saints

https://t.co/BhS5ZvbTqt

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Was interviews on Good Morning Utah yesterday @abc4utah check out the clip about how we can support LGBTQ Latter-day Saints

https://t.co/BhS5ZvbTqt

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Prompted me to write this, when I really should have been doing something else https://t.co/CrxEcUZzfk

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This covered so much. I was fascinated by the disillusionment fueled by campaigns against same-sex marriage

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@abby_aguirre Great article!
Prompted my thoughts on what else fuels Mormon fantasy writing:
Imagining
when you need your year’s supply
the world you’ll create as God
how God told Nephi to kill to preserve stories on metal plates
also, daily practice of journal-writing
https://t.co/CrxEcUZzfk

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@e_m_doyle ~100 pages, Loves at the End of the World
https://t.co/8hBKpYzrTa

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We followed LGBTQ+ Mormons for 2 years, and this is what we found:

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I fell down a rabbit hole of LDS crafting: cute and trite and in no way a substitute for more meaningful aspects of service @MainStreetPlaza //mainstreetplaza.com/2023/04/12/what-crafting-as-ministering-can-miss/