Category: Blog News
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Five Actual Romantic Lessons from the Life of Ruth
Note: This piece was originally published on my Patreon last May. To celebrate my 1 year anniversary on the platform, I decided to dig into the archives and share one of my posts on my regular blog. … Confession: I missed out on a lot of Christian Purity Culture because I found it so mind-numbingly…
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Your Darkest Secrets May Not Be Safe
When I was sixteen, I wanted to keep a diary, but I was terrified of other people reading it. Also, I couldn’t write fast enough to keep up with my thoughts. So I began typing up my diary entries and emailing them to myself. That way, they were protected by a password at least. However,…
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Blog Changes?
I’m starting what could be considered a “bonus blog.” It will feature more controversial/opinionated topics than I typically post on here, but you won’t be able to access them unless you become a “patron” or supporter of my blog on my new Patreon page, for $1 or more per month. If that doesn’t sound like…
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Technical Difficulties
I’m still planning to post part 2 of my trip to Seattle (You can read part 1 here), but I ran into a weird issue that I’m trying to resolve before I proceed with my regular blogging schedule. Here’s the deal: I have my blog set up to automatically post to my personal Facebook profile.…
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The Weirdest Idea I’ve Ever Had?
I mentioned in my May Life Update that I’d like to move away from Oregon. I’ve just been here a really long time, and I figure if I can make it as a writer, I can write from anywhere. Right? Of course, the difficulty is deciding where to move. The way a church or community…
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Adventure Boots
“Do you think I should take my rubber boots on this trip?” I asked my brother Ben, as we planned our camping adventures. “You might as well, if there’s room in the car,” said Ben. “They might come in handy.” Sure enough, the first trail we hiked was soggy and muddy. I ran back to…
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Changes, I think
If you have a good memory you will remember that I want to become a REAL blogger. Today I went all out. 1. Instead of emilysmucker.wordpress.com, I am now emilysmucker.com 2. Instead of Em’s Blog, I am now The Girl in the Red Rubber boots. For the record, I do not own any red rubber…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 