HeyJaredA Mile Deep | Becka Eppley
A Mile Deep explores what it means to unlearn fear and reclaim truth through honest storytelling on queerness, faith deconstruction, healing, and the lifelong work of becoming.
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Running on Fumes (opens the original)
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A text woke me up this morning at 6am, which does not usually happen, even worse it was simply an automatic appointment reminder for my six-month dental cleaning. I did not sleep well and was fighting getting up to take some ibuprofen for my knee that I twisted a few days ago. My body feels so tired and the world feels and is on fire in so many ways. The little annoyances that I used to slough off have gained traction in my emotional state as it is currently running on fumes.Because how can I no
I Left the Church Before I Came Out (opens the original)
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When I moved into my home a little over three years ago, my neighbor’s yard directly behind mine had wooden fence posts all around it, and my property manager said multiple times that she was sure he would finish the fence very soon. Over the next year he would string up warm, glowing lights on the fence posts that not only kept his yard lit but made my backyard have a nice glow and made me feel not so alone when I looked out into my dark backyard at night from my writing desk. Sure, he has lots
Unfiltered Joy (opens the original)
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Okay, if I’m being honest, I feel this way a lot: like I’m coming to the page a different person than when I last wrote. Last weekend, a friend of mine was talking about their new relationship. A few days prior, they’d had a conversation about what’s felt most significantly embracing in what they’ve experienced in each other so far. The answer was that they feel “met” in the relationship, one said it and the other one was thinking it at the exact same time. I have thought about what they shared
Pura Vida: What I Didn’t Expect (opens the original)
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In Costa Rica, you hear “pura vida” everywhere. Literally, it means “pure life,” but locals — ticos and ticas — use it for so much more: hello, goodbye, thank you, “everything is fine,” all in one phrase. It’s less a greeting and more a philosophy — gratitude, community, and a relaxed resilience that doesn’t budge no matter what the day brings.In mid-July, I went to Costa Rica for a six-day writing retreat with Legacy Trips, , and my writing coach, Marsh. We flew into San José and drove five hou
The Desire of Being Wanted (opens the original)
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I want you to see me and not see my weight. I am comfortable in my body and I am afraid you cannot see me through my weight, like my mom, maternal grandmother, ex-husband, and the silence of my father which was not broken until I lost weight in college and heard the words “you are beautiful” cross his lips for the first time.I want you to see me and not… Read more
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