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How to create a sabbatical
especially if you're a freelancer
Sep 20
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Courtney Martin
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Sunday 5
Librarians + Tressie?! This is like my dream podcast. And it starts out with a sentence that had me swooning all over the San Francisco streets…
Sep 17
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'Lying is also a form of invention'
5 questions for essayist and professor Sarah Viren
Sep 15
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Courtney Martin
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The sacred patterns of the people we love
I’m doing some really cool stuff at this year’s Women & Power Conference at the Omega Institute October 6-8, including a live recording of my new…
Sep 13
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Sunday 5
It’s so nice to be back in the mode of sharing my favorite things with you all. I missed it. Here are 5 things I really loved during my sabbatical: My…
Sep 10
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Five lessons from sabbatical
The last two months have been such a gift. Thank you, subscribers, for sticking with me through this time of reflection, restoration, and play. My…
Sep 6
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August 2023
Where are all the white kids?
I was so grateful to be a part of the Festival of Faiths in Louisville and give this talk as part of an amazing crew of panelists last fall. I thought…
Aug 30
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The cruel luxury of being fascinated
First published on January 11, 2018 at On Being There is a scene in Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ new memoir, When They Call You…
Aug 23
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Reinventing the American Dream
I gave this Creative Mornings talk in the wake of Trump’s election. As we stare down another election season, it feels important to remember where we’ve…
Aug 16
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Courtney Martin
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On why you still haven't written that thing
This was originally published here, at Examined Family, on November 9, 2022 Do you have a creative goal—write an op-ed, a poem, get back to drawing…
Aug 9
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Mending our broken pieces
Hi friends, I’m dipping in half-way through my sabbatical to share a couple of deep listens that I’m really proud of having been a part of and an…
Aug 2
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July 2023
I’m suspicious of and addicted to efficiency
First published on August 10, 2017 at On Being “I’m suspicious of efficiency.” I heard myself say it. I hadn’t planned on saying it. It wasn’t a talking…
Jul 26
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