The Secret Soundtrack of My Slightly Scandalous Youth

Ten albums from the early 70s that changed everything

9 hrs ago • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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February 2026

30 Years Smoke-Free: A Love Letter to Stubborn Hope

Why my coat closet no longer smells like a stale bonfire

Feb 23 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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I Thought I Was Done Discovering New Dreams. Then I Started Kneading Dough.

What if the dreams you think you've outgrown are actually just waiting for your nervous system to quiet down enough to hear them again? That's what…

Published on The Daily RE-Wire • Feb 19

Turning Aggravation with Others into Loving Kindness Toward Myself

A simple idea that begins with me and extends to everyone in the universe

Feb 2 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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January 2026

Life Colored in 50 Shades of Love

My, my how things change

Jan 19 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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Crapper and Titzling Are Bodacious Bilge

Crapper didn’t connect to the toilet, and Titzling never supported the girls

Jan 13 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble What If Witches Had Feminist Troubles?

Book review: An enchanting book underscores the fact that rules should be broken

Jan 9 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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December 2025

Even When He Is Silent

Notes on faith without evidence, the Cologne cellar, and what we inscribe on walls we expect no one to read

Published on Second Thoughts • Dec 24, 2025

A Warm Welcome—and a Gift for Inkspired Readers

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Joyful Kwanza, + any other appropriate greetings of the season--I have a gift for you.

Dec 23, 2025 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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Socrates, My Formative Years, and How I Became Incorrigible

From docile good girl to “what the hell are you up to now” in three short decades

Dec 22, 2025 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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A Little Tree Is Not Bad at All, Really--It Just Needs Some Love

An imagining of the first Christmas tree, in L. Frank Baum’s Burzee Forest

Dec 15, 2025 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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Who Created the Grinch? Dr. Seuss, L. Frank Baum, or 2 Guys on a Drinking Binge?

“A Kidnapped Santa Claus” — the story that sounds intriguingly familiar

Dec 9, 2025 • Maryan Pelland Pen2Profit

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