Emily Articlulated: Reasons to stay
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
For the past few months, I’ve held a question in my mind — not in the fleeting and up-front way I ponder what I want …
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Emily Articulated: Timeline of a life
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
We knew the house was old as we picked our way across the rubble-strewn floor. Having been informed of its recent demolition, we were granted …
Emily Articulated: Math, magic and Valentine’s Day
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
It began a few weeks ago — the aisles at grocery stores turning pink-and-red, the targeted ads on my devices shifting from running shoes and …
Emily Articulated: Asking for and receiving help
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Lately, I have required a lot of help. I’ve spent the past few months caring for my dad as he navigated doctor and legal appointments, …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There are periods of time when I allow myself to “check out” of current affairs. It’s a purposeful ignorance I adopt when heaviness is already …
Emily Articulated: New Year’s intentions
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There are times when it is appropriate for a person to be resolved, to be “firmly determined to do something.” A resolution is a venture …
Emily Articulated: This is not a Christmas gift
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I love the experience of gift giving. I revel in the days of warm rumination about the people I care about, letting thoughts of their …
Emily Articulated: Notes from home
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
In the warm haziness of childhood memory, I remember my dad teaching me how to take down a wall. I gripped the hammer — not …
Emily Articulated: Hamilton
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This past week, while getting barraged by the whirlwind of local and national political fanfare, I found a foothold in positive political engagement by revisiting …
Emily Articulated Travel Diary: Returning home and escalation
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
We’ve rounded out the last week of our trip abroad with stops in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Amsterdam. In these cities, history is not only found …
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