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What I Owe My Friends
Lessons I’ve learned about the realities, requirements, and hierarchies of adult friendship
Aug 29
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
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Explaining Misogyny to My Husband
Finding hope in the ruins of toxic masculinity
Jul 17
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
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Holy Audacity and Sacred Arrogance
Is it too late to set 2025 intentions? (P.S. It's my birthday)
May 22
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
Why Read? The Point of Reading, Buying, and Borrowing Books
Partially inspired by a Bookstagram controversy
Mar 29
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
The Limbo of Our Lives
During the sometimes awkward "getting to know you" phase, my new therapist asked: Can you tell me about a time when you felt most like yourself?
Sep 25, 2024
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
Quarantine Diaries 04: Little Black Squares
It was June 2, 2020.
Jun 21, 2024
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
The Influence and Influencer Problem
A few years ago, I was eavesdropping on a conversation between two men about a chalkboard in a barbershop.
May 30, 2024
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
Who Gets to Be a Critic?
A few days after Beyoncé's latest album, Cowboy Carter, was released, I was scrolling TikTok and saw a video about the album from a creator I follow.
May 1, 2024
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
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To Everyone Who Will Ever Be Disappointed in Me
Like most of my peers in the early 2000s, I spent my early mornings and nights as late as I could get away with designing my MySpace page, complete with…
Feb 28, 2024
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
Quarantine Diaries 03: Learning to Love Cooking
A few short years ago, cooking was the most frustrating practice that I put myself through, outside of fad diets and occasionally going on dates.
May 17, 2022
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
Quarantine Diaries 02: Breaking My Own Heart
I’m not the type of person to choose a “word for the year.” Doing so never interested me, as I pegged that type of thing for emotionally intelligent…
Aug 31, 2021
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
Quarantine Diaries 01: All the Introvert Jokes
“Maybe y’all will dance,” I said.
Aug 24, 2021
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Shannon Whitehead Smith
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