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Shawna Ayoub
The Awe You Deserve
Finding joy in words and other artforms.
Jul 20
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A State of Perpetual Nesting
One child moves out and I prepare for another's arrival
Jul 14
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Living in a Sober Household at the Downfall of Society
Jul 28, 2025
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Can I Have Peace In This?
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The Value that Determines My Production
Oct 28, 2025
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Before We Were Married, I Tried to Get My Wife's Attention
Jun 16, 2025
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Sharks in the Tub, Snakes in the Toilet
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Room for a Little Hope
Feb 17, 2025
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I Exist Here
A self-paced course on memory, identity and self-creation
Jul 11
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Read the Rainbow: 15 Titles to Bring Pride 🏳️🌈 into Focus
📚 Own or Loan: Pride Month
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Jun 30
If I Could Rewind Time, I'd Give Myself More Time
Keep reading for the bright spot and the invitation.
Jun 23
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Open Submission Call: Send us your essays, interviews & pitches!
Paid columns, interviews and essays!
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Memory, Identity and Self-Creation
Authoring ourselves in an expressive writing class launching early June.
May 4
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Protecting Love While the World Is Burning
Using writing to prevent reactivity in my relationship
Apr 13
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Losing the God of My Understanding
Finding and writing your sacred self.
Mar 16
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“Reading authentic survivor texts can change the world.” A conversation about writing trauma with Shawna Ayoub
On comfort reading, writing as emotional release and the power of survivor stories
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