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An occasional newsletter about the strange beauty of being human, from poet & essayist Heather Lanier.

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Heather Lanier writes at the intersections of feminism, motherhood, and spirituality. She's the author of Raising a Rare Girl, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and the poetry collection, Psalms of Unknowing.

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