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I'm Baaaaaack
Wow. Did I neglect my blog for an entire year? Yep. Yes. I did that thing. 2021 was a year of radical change for me while seemingly...

A.E. Mann
Mar 29, 20225 min read
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Death is the Next Great Existential Crisis
I had an existential crisis this morning while folding laundry. It’s okay, it happens to me frequently. You see, it started with...

A.E. Mann
Dec 31, 20206 min read
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All I Want for Christmas is Education
Three to four times a year since I was a junior in college, I have looked at various grad programs at various universities across the...
A.E. Mann
Dec 9, 20205 min read
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Finian is SO BIG
Damn, am I going to fall apart on my child’s birthday every single year? Probably. Today is my beautiful little babe’s second birthday....
A.E. Mann
Sep 10, 20204 min read
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Happy Birthday to Me
It’s my birthday! I’m 25! I’m officially decaying faster than I am regenerating! Yay! 25 is a weird age, honestly. It’s the age where my...
A.E. Mann
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Human Trafficking
In the past month or so, I have seen an influx of posts concerning human trafficking, usually child trafficking, on social media, and I...
A.E. Mann
Aug 17, 202012 min read
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This Will Not Stop Until We Stop It
I am white. I am white. I AM WHITE. I am not just white; I am really fucking white. I am the white that burns after ten minutes in the...
A.E. Mann
May 31, 20207 min read
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Stressed Out (wake up you need to make money)
For a couple of months, I have wanted to write something for this blog, but I haven’t been able to find the words. I am entirely...
A.E. Mann
May 19, 20207 min read
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Hide Your Boobies
I don’t like the word modesty. It makes me cringe. It’s a word used to subjugate women, to dehumanize and demoralize them. “Modesty”...
A.E. Mann
Mar 9, 20205 min read
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New Year, Old Me
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about writing a post on 2019 reflections and 2020 resolutions, but every time I...
A.E. Mann
Jan 29, 20203 min read
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My Favorite Movie
The Nightmare Before Christmas should be considered a serious classic, and I am not a scene kid.
A.E. Mann
Nov 6, 20193 min read
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Mom for a Year
One year ago today, Finian was born. At 10:52am on a Monday, after being induced on Sunday evening, spending the night squeezing Tyler’s...
A.E. Mann
Sep 10, 20194 min read
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Authentic Astrology
I’ve read and reread The Authenticity Principle by Ritu Bhasin, which has, quite frankly, has transformed my life. Sounds dramatic, I...
A.E. Mann
Aug 19, 20197 min read
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One Year of Gender Neutral Parenting
"Okay but really, is it a boy or a girl?" They're a baby, friends, I dunno what else to tell ya.
A.E. Mann
Aug 15, 20197 min read
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What is Regret?
Can you regret the bad without regretting the good? Can you separate these things from each other? I don't know!
A.E. Mann
Jul 17, 20197 min read
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Jobs, Money, and Essays
It's not the money I want; it's the things that money will buy me. Money can't buy happiness you know, but it can buy ice cream and puppies.
A.E. Mann
Jul 12, 20196 min read
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The Lion, The Witch, and the Racism
C. S. Lewis' name was Clive Staples, and that name would've made me bitter too.
A.E. Mann
Jul 10, 201910 min read
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Politics Suck
Grandpa, in his own words, “voted for the white guy running with the black guy.”
A.E. Mann
Jun 28, 20198 min read
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Fallen from Grace
To quote Bara Dada, an Indian philosopher, “Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians, you are not like him.”
A.E. Mann
Jun 25, 201910 min read
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