Emily Articulated: ‘Since whens’ and sandcastles
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
The porch boards creaked beneath the curve of my rocking chair, chiming in with the tunes and chirps of birds greeting a new day. Long …
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Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
1. You open your device, check the wifi connection and scroll to find your preferred social media account. Upon its selection, your screen is flooded …
Emily Articulated: Lessons of the Sorting Hat
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
When things get hard to process in the real world, I often escape to fantasy worlds for respite, coming out on the other side of …
Emily Articulated: Gaslighting
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Gaslighting is a subtle, yet powerful series of rhetorical tactics used by people in order to dominate, control and create doubt in the minds of …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
The death of George Floyd and the resulting Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the country has prompted me to engage in a great seeking and …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I recognize that I have it made during this time of quarantine, especially in comparison to many who aren’t so fortunate. I don’t have children …
Emily Articulated: Revelations from adversity
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Of the many things supposed about the repercussions of this time in our lives, one idea that particularly struck me is that this virus – …
Emily Articulated: The 40 hours of adulthood
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
The transition from youth to adulthood is filled with milestones — not just to keep us on a trajectory toward maturity, but to serve as …
Emily Articulated: The front porch effect
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
When you date someone, you’re inevitably exposed to their interests, their way of thinking and, generally, a perspective that’s outside of your own.
When you …
Emily Articulated: We are not your refuge
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
We are a little town with a big lake and rolling mountains. Our downtown streets have funny one-ways, but not as funny as the one-ways …
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