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Why Light a Candle?
Writing about injustice is as important to the writer as it is to her audience.

Hilary Sterne
May 263 min read


For Yanis and Francesca
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is the voice of humanity in a world that has become increasingly inhuman.

Hilary Sterne
May 96 min read


Ghost Story
Getting ghosted by a friend for your beliefs makes you reevaluate what's important.

Hilary Sterne
Jan 115 min read


A Letter to Ali
A letter to a 6-year-old boy killed in the Al-Tabaaen school massacre in Gaza asks questions about his life and about our complicity in his death.

Hilary Sterne
Apr 22, 20255 min read


How Being Canceled Saved My Marriage
A husband and wife grow closer when one of them is canceled and viciously doxxed.

Hilary Sterne
Mar 19, 20256 min read


40 Beheaded Children
Learn which 40 children were beheaded in the conflict in Gaza and how the lies have fueled the genocide.

Hilary Sterne
Nov 22, 20246 min read


I'm Speaking Now: Poetry of Palestine
Hilary Sterne reflects on a night of listening to Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha and how words are weapons in the war against oppression.

Hilary Sterne
Oct 30, 20246 min read


Sorry It's Been So Long
Hey, fans. I was on vacation in late August and have been having major technical issues with the site since then but I'm back and hope to...

Hilary Sterne
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Superpowers
Reminding herself of her secret source of strength helped Hilary Sterne navigate a rough time.

Hilary Sterne
Jul 26, 20247 min read


Good Germans
Learn why Hilary Sterne thinks we shouldn't turn away from what's going on in Gaza.

Hilary Sterne
Jul 11, 20246 min read


Strange Bedfellows
The war in Gaza made Hilary Sterne re-evaluate her political allies.

Hilary Sterne
Jun 19, 20245 min read


The Other Side
Speaking out against the genocide in Gaza doesn't mean you don't condemn Hamas

Hilary Sterne
Jun 11, 20245 min read


The C-word
It's considered the most vulgar epithet. But should it be?

Hilary Sterne
Jun 5, 20245 min read


For Mariam
A painful lesson on learning who your true friends are.

Hilary Sterne
May 28, 20245 min read


Prey
Hilary Sterne ponders Salman Rushdie's Knife and her own experience with religious zealots.

Hilary Sterne
May 16, 20248 min read


Brick Oven Pizza
Learn why Hilary Sterne dislikes brick oven pizza.

Hilary Sterne
May 14, 20244 min read


Take Me to Church
A place of worship offers a way to heal and find love again

Hilary Sterne
May 6, 20246 min read


Letting You Down, Lifting Me Up
A conversation on regret and forgiveness in one act.

Hilary Sterne
Apr 26, 20243 min read


The Kindness of Strangers
In a sea of unbearable hate, the writer finds one spark of compassion.

Hilary Sterne
Apr 18, 20244 min read


I Wanna Thank You
This will be a short one. To everyone who has followed this blog from the jump, thank you from the bottom of my eviscerated* heart. I...

Hilary Sterne
Apr 12, 20241 min read
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