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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
5M ago
When I was a girl, maybe about eight years old, I dreamed of writing to somebody who was like me, far into the future. Thing [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
5M ago
Andrew tells me that I haven’t been the most faithful writer this year. I think he is correct. It seems like after a while, people [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
7M ago
Below is a continuation. Read part 1 here. I fell behind in my note-taking efforts. I never stood a chance but I enjoy trying. Unlike [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
7M ago
There are two things I enjoy a lot: people smarter than me, and niche studies of Mennonite stuff. This is why I literally book a [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
8M ago
As we follow Samatar, following the band of travelers, deeper into this unfamiliar distant land, it all begins to feel a little Tolkien-esque. she describes “an atmosphere of wonder and terror”, and says the pilgrims had a “sense of weird, excessive experience”.
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
8M ago
Let me tell you a sad story. It is the story of how I never win anything. Okay well it isn’t that sad really, because [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
9M ago
Well, on the heels of the Lisa LaFlamme situation, I figured I’d talk about the elephant in the room: I too have grey hair. If [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
11M ago
What’s the best meal in the world? It’s such a personal question, so I add “in my experience”. I will never experience all the meals. [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1y ago
(written February 27, 2022) Occasionally we’ll subscribe to some kind of streaming service, but most often Andrew and I just watch stuff on YouTube. Over [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1y ago
I grew up knowing I was a Mennonite yet not knowing what a Mennonite was or what it meant, but I knew some cultural stuff. [...]
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