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The Church & The Demonization of Mental Illness Why does the church, and especially its leaders sweep everything under the rug? Why is mental health and mental illness such a stigmatized and over spiritualized topic? Why are we calling mentally ill people demon-possessed? And most importantly, why aren’t we reading our Bibles? Mental Illness ≠…

On Saturday I wash white skirts, white blouse, white slip, white draws… Soap them up sud sud, blue cake soap in white water, trying to dull blood stains, clear deodorant remains, wash away the unseen tears they contain.  On Sunday I get dressed for church, sit in the front pew for hours, banned from talking…

As varied as the discussion is about the digital humanities, and as far as its fingers spread into the hierarchies of academia and the arts, LITS 3604 – Creative NonFiction Writing & Digital Media plays an incredible role in adding to this conversation. As practitioners of the humanities ourselves, we are in the very important…

We all knew it was going to happen. I even saw someone predict her death – the exact day, & time – you know how wild twitter is. The announcement didn’t blow me out of the water. It didn’t set me into chaos with thoughts of the changes to the monarchy or with thoughts of…