State of Wonder
by Constance Fordin ⛪ Faith & Spirituality
State of Wonder
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A newsletter about visions, transformation, and writing. Currently, I'm focused on writing a serialized memoir about my former life as an Evangelical.
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About Constance Ford
Constance Ford is a professor at Cal State, a writer, an ex-Evangelical, and a student of post-material science. Her three daughters: a tattoo artist, an evidential medium, and a third-generation teacher, will attest that yes, she is their mother.
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