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*This poem was written in conversation with Scott Cairns’ “Words for Irini, My Mother.” I wanted to be sure to cite that here - his work is beautiful…

Sep 15, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Part 3: Aftermath

The Cost of Belonging

Jul 11, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Part 2: Things Fall Apart

For the sake of privacy, all names and identifying details in this post — including those of individuals and the church — have been changed.

Jun 18, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Part 1: When Ideologies Fail

On watching myself change to keep my place, and the choices I made when my worldview failed me

Jun 11, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Annotations of a Bystander

A prologue to an alternate perspective

Jun 4, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

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Annotations of a Bystander

Jun 4, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Part 2: Things Fall Apart

Jun 18, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Part 1: When Ideologies Fail

Jun 11, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

A Sprinklerhead, a Flag, and a Cross

Apr 23, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

A Sprinklerhead, a Flag, and a Cross

How I found myself outside of church on an Easter weekend.

Apr 23, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

A Lesson From Loss

a sort-of poem about remembering who you are when you've forgotten

Mar 31, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Unmoored: What Am I Still Doing Here?

And a bit about anger's ability to move a person through grief.

Mar 28, 2025 • Abigail Myhre

Unmoored: Searching for Home

Unmoored: Searching for Home

Writing as a means of processing. Sharing with the hope that it encourages anyone for whom my story sounds familiar. Creating space for anyone who finds themselves within my story or on the edges of their faith community.

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