Barbs Honeycutt
@barbs_honeycutt
Barbs Honeycutt
My Mommies and Me
Searching for the soul of America in Mormon mommy blogger Instagram
Alexandra Tanner
MY MOMMIES have been quiet all week, which is not how I like them. Lolo and her littles Sav and Hunty have taken one of their Silkie chickens to the vet for a broken leg. Jess and her husband Colton are still—still!—waiting for Brynnleigh at 40
... See more“The word for world is forest” — Ursula K. Le Guin
In the late 18th century, officials in Prussia and Saxony began to rearrange their complex, diverse forests into straight rows of single-species trees. Forests had been sources of food, grazing, shelter, medicine, bedding and more for the people who lived in and around them, but to the early modern... See more
In the late 18th century, officials in Prussia and Saxony began to rearrange their complex, diverse forests into straight rows of single-species trees. Forests had been sources of food, grazing, shelter, medicine, bedding and more for the people who lived in and around them, but to the early modern... See more
Maria Farrell • We Need to Rewild the Internet
Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
Nadia Meli • Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
So how do we actually do this community thing?
Friendship vs. Community. My personal experiences, thoughts and ideas for re-imagining the world
Nadia Meli
Mar 10, 2025
On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I am not married yet, I thought I would have my own... See more
Friendship vs. Community. My personal experiences, thoughts and ideas for re-imagining the world
Nadia Meli
Mar 10, 2025
On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I am not married yet, I thought I would have my own... See more
So how do we actually do this community thing?
The Millennial’s Lament
By River Clegg
June 5, 2024
The Millennial awakens. His alarm has not gone off. He wakes up this early now, naturally. He sighs. He hums the first few notes of “Rolling in the Deep,” a song that he believes came out four years ago. He sighs again.
He walks. I am no longer young, he thinks. Being young was my identity—my whole
... See moreWhether you’re ‘childless’ or ‘childfree’, you shouldn’t have to talk about it
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit?
Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.00 AEST
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In recent years, I’ve heard members of the older... See more
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Whatever term is used, it positions having a child as the default, and has the power to be wounding. Why define by deficit?
Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.00 AEST
Last modified on Mon 18 Apr 2022 16.13 AEST
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In recent years, I’ve heard members of the older... See more
Whether you’re ‘childless’ or ‘childfree’, you shouldn't have to talk about it | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Reader Essay: MY Jenny
written byMelanie Crist
November 18, 2022
I’ve never wanted kids of my own. Which is precisely why I found myself exiting a Pasadena fertility clinic with a grab bag containing an informational booklet, an application for financing, and a pen that contained small plastic sperm swimming around in its cap.
I’ll explain.
Within a
... See moreHow to Live in a Digital CityWhat we can learn from real-life urbanization to improve online livingBy Megan Garber and Andrea ValdezIllustration by The Atlantic. Source: Corbis / Getty.May 20, 2024 ShareSave While the vibrance, innovation, and cacophony of online life can feel completely unlike anything humanity has ever created before, its newness... See more