Cold Takes

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Sitting with Uncomfortable Feelings
It's necessary even though it's unpleasant.
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Kelly J. Baker
7
April 2023
Parenting in these times
The joy, pain, and abject fear of being a parent right now.
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Kelly J. Baker
2
March 2023
Confidence
One of the things I didn't expect the pandemic to take from me was my confidence.
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Kelly J. Baker
1
February 2023
The Depression Checklist
Figuring out you're depressed shouldn't be so hard.
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Kelly J. Baker
7
January 2023
Getting Back in the Writing Habit
Struggle and rejection are parts of the writing process but so are joy and celebration.
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Kelly J. Baker
December 2022
Final Girl On Sale
$0.99 for a limited time
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Kelly J. Baker
The (Not So) Writing Life
A year of not writing and starting to write again
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Kelly J. Baker
5
Anxiety Minutes
Living with anxiety minute by minute and day by day
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Kelly J. Baker
2
July 2021
Grace Period
Here's the original essay that became the foundation for the book.
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Kelly J. Baker
1
September 2020
Just tell the truth
Memoirs are harder to write than people think, but they're worth it.
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Kelly J. Baker
March 2019
The Thing about Sexism Ed
How could the book be good when depression convinced me it wasn’t?
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Kelly J. Baker
December 2018
Cold Takes: A Sort of Manifesto
I am over the hot take.
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Kelly J. Baker
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