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Heretic Hereafter is a weekly Substack newsletter about trying to live a good and meaningful life after leaving religious fundamentalism.
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On the Problem of Trying to Define “Masculinity” and “Femininity” (opens the original)
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Parenting boys in 2026 feels…complicated. The same internet that gives people new tools to abuse each other can also shine a spotlight on that abuse. The result is that a lot of online gender discourse focuses on men being terrible to women! Throw in some #tradwives, some #redpilled guys, and, if you’re a Christian, a bunch of discourse about so-called “Biblical” manhood/womanhood and you get a picture of gender roles that are extreme and rather dire.What are boys and young men supposed to do wi
The Sneaky Betrayal of Christian Sexism (opens the original)
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Culture ClashMany years ago, I had a job teaching ESL to German professionals in Frankfurt. Mostly they worked in finance or for the German Railway. Some had traveled widely, but few had ever been to the US. In between trying to break down reflexive verbs and the conditional tense, I felt like it was my job to try and expose them to American culture beyond what they saw in movies and Simpsons reruns. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WLpL!
The Secret Lives of Christian Wives (opens the original)
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The Dishwasher Dig Several years ago, a houseguest complimented me on my dishwasher loading. At first, I was flattered: yes, I am very efficient at loading the dishwasher and probably everyone else in this house could take a page from my book!!! But then he said, “It makes sense [that you’re good at it.] The dishwasher is your domain.” He meant this as a compliment (I think???) but it was one of those sentences that rattled through my brain with a nefarious clang: your domain is the dishwasher y
I Thought I Had Gender Roles Figured Out. Then I Had a Son. (opens the original)
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In a moment of tween desperation, I asked my mom whether I could try out for cheerleading. It was the late 90s and the girls at cheer camp seemed to have cracked some secret code to girlhood: their hair was always perfectly styled; their lips impeccably glossy. If I could just don that pleated skirt, I was sure their power would rub off on me and I’d stop being the middle school weirdo. “Girls shouldn’t cheer for boys,” my mom replied, “they should cheer for themselves.” Cryptic, vaguely feminis
End of Summer Fiction Round-Up (opens the original)
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Welp, Seattle families and school staff alike are in a bit of scramble this week due to a possible strike (I’m updating this at 10pm Tuesday not knowing whether school will start TOMORROW) so I thought this week I’d take a break from our usual programming to share some favorite fiction recs. I hope you get a chance to read in a hammock or favorite chair while we still have some decent weather left.What are your favorite books you’ve read so far this year? I’d love to hear about them in the comme
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