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Leaving Substack and Other Thoughts on Cutting Ties with Old Affiliations

The Bugbear Dispatch is, as of today, two years old! I want to thank all of you who have been with me for some or all of that time, and I hope the newsletter will have a bright future. One thing I’m announcing today is that the future of

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What Constitutes Healthy Exploration of Spirituality?

Part II: Why Some Approaches to Spirituality Are a Bridge Too Far

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What Constitutes Healthy Exploration of Spirituality?

Part I: Gods that Fail and the Seductive Nature of the Forbidden

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The Morning Reflections of a Birthday Bugbear

Happy(?) Birthday to Me

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The Return of the Bugbear

Your friendly neighborhood bugbear is back and thinking about Eastern Europe and American extremism

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Pride in a Time of Anti-Queer Madness

On celebrating ourselves despite petty Pride-month attacks from our fascist government

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Our Best Enemies: On Russia, America, and Imperial Provincialism

The United States is growing increasingly similar to Russia, but some of the similarities have been there for a long time

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Memorial Day Weekend Reflections

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Let's Talk about Navigating "Historical" Times

What are your coping strategies? How can we support each other?

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We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduleed Bugbear Dispatch

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Whatever Happened to the "Transgender Tipping Point"?

A brief history of the last eleven years and their devastating impact on trans Americans

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The Fundamental Fiction of Being Apolitical

Part II: The Religious Power Grab