Nellie is an essayist and editor, a teacher and entrepreneur.
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I write about religion and propaganda, the stories we tell to hide from reality, and how we begin to tell the truth. Here's a quick sampling:
- Notes on surviving the American matrix (2025 | Reality hasn’t slipped—but something else has.)
- I refuse to submit to the Spirit of Fear (2025 | A manifesto against a demon that has us in a chokehold.)
- Orthodoxy won't save the world. But orthopraxy might. (2018 | A reckoning of how change actually happens.)
- How to host a story dinner (and why it might be important) (2024 | A guide for creating human spaces where new, interesting things might emerge.)
You can find more of my religion writing here and here—or learn more about me if you're curious.
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