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April Trepagnier

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The Good-ish Catholic

January 19, 2023 by April Trepagnier 4 Comments

I am supposed to be writing an essay on Gilead by Marilynne Robinson...or working on a thesis concerning the interpretation of literature...or completing a lab on the scientific process...or arguing that The Taming of the Shrew is not anti-feminist...but I am not...instead, my coffee and I detoured this morning. I read a New York Times Article by Jessica Bennett titled "Pamela … [Read more...] about The Good-ish Catholic

Does it Ever End Different

January 14, 2023 by April Trepagnier Leave a Comment

This post was originally written in September 2017. I republish it here as it was referenced in the January 14, 2023 episode of Bitches & Bourbon, Rowan's Creek Small Batch I recently had the opportunity to catch up with a friend I had lost touch with. She knew nothing about my divorce or the re-emergence of "Our Story 2.0." Like most every person that hears the … [Read more...] about Does it Ever End Different

Now it can be 2021 (or 2023)

December 23, 2022 by April Trepagnier Leave a Comment

New Year 2023

Hey y'all! This post was originally crafted over at SeeTheButterfly.com. After much reflection, I have decided to discontinue that page. It served me well. I will be forever grateful to the idea that encouraged me to build my full voice, without fear (mostly). Now, it is time to come back to what I always believed: I originally thought this post would be in my … [Read more...] about Now it can be 2021 (or 2023)

Welcome (again!)

October 26, 2017 by April Trepagnier Leave a Comment

Hey y'all. This site has gone through innumerable edits, updates, modifications, obsessiveness, abandonment - all of it - since I started it nearly 20 years ago. I still don't know what I am doing here. Attempts to make it "fit for purpose" fail in that the purpose is all over the place because my brain is typically all over the place. Since I started pursuing academia in … [Read more...] about Welcome (again!)

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