A year ago today, I sat down in a coffee shop and wrote down this part of my story. And it continues to be the bravest, the scariest, and also the best thing to admit.

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A small sample of my favorite books :)

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Click below for a list of my favorite cult podcasts and books! I would love to know if any of you have enjoyed these or have a title you think should be on the list!

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"I stop and think that I have never seen anything more Southern than a grown-over baptismal pool framed by magnolias." - Victoria Richard

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A throwback from early in my writing journey - "Loosely defined, flashbulb memories are snapshots of time stored in our brains. A flashbulb memory is hyperreal – sensation is heightened, even the smell of the moment so real it might have happened yesterday." #cult

The BITE Model, developed by Steve Hassan, has become the litmus test for determining whether a group is cultic. Today I’ll give just a few examples of how my high school stands against the BITE Model.

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From the cult chronicles

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