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Lauren Wayne

Lauren Wayne (aka Lightnin' Lauren O'Wayne) is a writer and natural parent. Riding the rails with my husband, Crackerdog Sam, and my two hobo boys: Mikko Lint Picker and Alrik Irontrousers the Land Pirate. Trying every day to parent intentionally and with grace.

The loud silence of disbelief
ThrowbackDecember 8, 2016

The loud silence of disbelief

By Lauren Wayne

What’s the surest way to shut down conversation in a group of Christians? It’s to say you’re not sure what you believe anymore. Ask…

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Topology Magazine

Topology Magazine is a place for active contemplation through prose, poetry, and art: the produce of thoughtful labor in the places where we find ourselves. Each person is inextricably tied to their physical location, and Topology cultivates that connection by publishing work which explicitly or implicitly recognizes the influence of place. Read more …

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  • Deborah Lewis
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  • Randy Smit
  • J.C. Elkin
  • Christine Darragh
  • John Davis Jr.
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  • Amy Nemecek
  • Brother Abraham Newsom
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  • Joy Riggs
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  • Sylvia Keesmaat
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  • Denise Frame Harlan
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  • Gail Heffner
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  • Monica Sharman
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  • Lauren Wayne
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  • Claire Ibarra
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  • Debra Dieppa
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