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✍️ Writer & organizer. 📢 No kings, no dictators, no shame disguised as faith. ❤️ Building community, raising hell, holding hope.
Following the massive turnout at Saturday's protests, I've been thinking about how we can best get SUSTAINED resistance. I think it has to come from mutual aid networking, and mapped out a possibility for local groups to implement now.
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When hearts grow hard, nations fall. But God always leaves a remnant.
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Protests don’t shake empires. Youth-led resistance does. It’s time we stop asking where they are — and start learning from what they’ve been doing all along.
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Being scrappy, creative, and intentional: how I turn scarcity into daily art and joy as the “homeless guru.”
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Using the Pied Piper as a lens, I reflect on resisting a movement that pulls so many people I love along with it. This is a piece about heartbreak, survival, and standing apart — but also about finding the other children left behind and creating our own tune.
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Boundaries aren’t about punishing others—they’re about protecting your energy, your values, and your peace. 🌿 In my latest essay, I explore how to set limits, honor yourself, and live intentionally—even when you don’t think you deserve them.
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In my life, I've been called a lot of things that may have been true at one point, but when they don't match what I know to be true about myself in the present, depression sets in. I begin to think no one will ever see me the way I really am.
And I LIKE who I am!
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✨ New essay is live: Walking My Own Way.
It’s the start of my first paid Substack series, where I share my story of faith, resilience, and what it means to live intentionally—even when life falls apart. 💜
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Behind Neverland—how a spark from a musical, a memory from childhood, and a decade of imagination grew into my first book. It’s about imagination that refuses to let go, characters who act like family, and the way a story can quietly shape the person who tells it.
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She's joking right? Do we really have Supreme Court Justices who are that clueless about what a "constitutional crisis" is? Hasn't she been busier than usual since Trump's been in office?
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In my life, I've heard "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" over and over again, and even though it's meant as motivation, it often feels hurtful and dismissive. Here's how I reclaimed it to find my own power.
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No Kings: Rise of the Dictator is coming October 18. This isn’t just about protest—it’s about community, solidarity, and joy. Here’s how we make it bigger than ever:
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A.R. Strickland is a storyteller who believes even the most familiar tales still have hidden shadows worth exploring. Neverland is her entry into published stories, born from a lifelong love of imagination and a fascination with the darker edges of childhood dreams.
Coming soon to Amazon!
The plan is still to get to Colorado, where I have a better chance of not living in poverty or always worrying that I'll end up homeless within a few weeks. That constant worry has not played well with my mental health over the years.
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I'm still working to get to Denver. I am accepting that I'll probably have to go to a shelter locally for a while, but the idea fills me with dread. I think the interview I had the other day went pretty well.
Thank you for sharing or donating!
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