For the first episode of the Contraband Reading Society, I invited Rayna — my first guest, my long‑time conversation partner, and one of the few people who can sit with the hard questions without flinching. Together, we didn’t just talk about the story. We talked about the timing — the
Picture it Cincinnati 1989-ish. I’m in preschool with a teacher who technically has the same name as me, but not quite. We don’t get along. The way I see it I’m learning everything just fine with my grandpa in the living room.
Letting y’all in my business… Meet the family, find out about my insecurities and get into what it sounds like to do the work of getting to a better place by being honest about the past. If this episode made you want to skateboard remember to use code: Maggie at
I’m talking to women this whole blog post, so if you have lived experience as a woman come on in. Everyone else is free to read it, and probably should, but I want to be clear on who this “conversation” is between and inform you of your guest status if
From the age of roughly 16 I had just moved away from my hometown and I was dealing with lots of varying emotions rooted in whether or not I was letting my loved ones down. My cheerleading squad, youth group, church family, friends and the rest of my immediate family
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