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Hold on to your bonnets, Dear Readers, because the word is out that Jane Austen's father was a trustee of a sugar plantation in Antigua. Could this possibly mean Our Jane truly had family ties to slavery? How disappointing! Amidst the Black Lives Matter movement, there's been some heated discussion online about a controversial addition to the tour displays at the Jane Austen museum in Chawton, England. The museum’s director announced that the Austen family would have consumed

I don't want to write today. I really don't. I want to make jewelry. I want to read a book. I want to contemplate my navel. I want to rewatch a hilarious YouTube video I found with Craig Ferguson and Robin Williams engaged in a lightning round of irreverent banter. I want to laugh. Instead, I call my mother and we chat about our health and the high cost of prescription drugs. After I hang up, I want to become an activist. I want to start a petition, sign a petition, and prote

Have you noticed all the headlines about mental health these days? Prince Harry opens up about his 20-year mental struggle. Mental health issues on the rise even as Pandemic eases its grip. Alleged cop killer suffered mental illness after losing job, mother says. The most common postpartum mental health issues and how to spot them. I grew up during a time when the words breakdown and depression were shamefully taboo and anyone who showed signs of mental illness were to be s