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Sugar Says
Last summer, Sugar wrote about taking on the Dear Sugar endeavor back in 2010 and how her approach has differed immensely from her original intent for the column. Creative Nonfiction brought the essay online in honor of our imminent unveiling.…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #95: The Dudes In the Woods Debacle
Let the dudes in the woods debacle bring you closer to your friends rather than force you apart.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #94: The Amateur
I don’t know exactly where we are now. I only know we’re at the place where the plot thickens.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #93: How the Real Work Is Done
We can all have a better life if we make one.
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Behind the Scenes of a Regular Sugar Reader
Sugar writes words that I would like tattooed on my tongue. That I want stitched onto my childhood quilt since I can’t actually stitch my heart up with them.
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Empowerment, Sugar Style
Rumpus contributor Anna March gives Sugar some love over at StyleSubstanceSoul. In the third of her regular column focusing on “sexist products and media portrayals of women, counterbalanced by those offering positive messages,” March articulates the empowering nature of Dear…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #92: Your Invisible Inner Terrible Someone
That mystery is not the curse of our existence; it’s the wonder.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #91: A Big Life
Aside from the people I love, there is little I value more than my education.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #90: Ninety-Four Ways of Saying Thank You
There is so much humanity here, so much grace and good humor, so much strength and wisdom.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column: A Special Request
My question is simple, but complex: for what are you grateful?
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #89: The Thing That Turns You On
What is it you’re hungry for, dear one, and why?
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #88: The Human Scale
What if you allowed your God to exist in the simple words of compassion others offer to you?