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M.J. Lanum

Alignment (April 2024)

No other planet in our system experiences total solar eclipses. It is a uniquely earthling phenomenon. There are no moons tethered to…

5 min readApr 7, 2024

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Alignment (April 2024)

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M.J. Lanum

Hiding in Plain Sight (April 2023)

CityReach is a program that serves to support people experiencing homelessness in Boston by creating a community. Once a month, they invite…

2 min readJun 5, 2023

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M.J. Lanum

A Bushel and a Peck (February 2023)

On warm-weather days when I was 2 or 3, my mom would ride her bicycle to pick me up at preschool, and strap me into a little seat on the…

2 min readJun 4, 2023

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A Bushel and a Peck (February 2023)

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M.J. Lanum

Pilgrimage (June 2023)

In the foothills of the French Pyrenees, the Camino de Santiago starts its 480-mile stretch to the ocean in a small medieval village called…

5 min readJun 4, 2023

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Pilgrimage (June 2023)

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M.J. Lanum

Human Beings, Not Human Doings (May 2022)

The very first lines in the Bible are all about how God created the world over the course of one week. One very, very busy week.

2 min readMay 22, 2022

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Human Beings, Not Human Doings (May 2022)

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M.J. Lanum

The Jewel in the Robe (January 2022)

Let me tell you a very old story from the Lotus Sutra, one of the sacred texts of Buddhism. It’s more than 2,000 years old and comes from…

2 min readJan 30, 2022

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The Jewel in the Robe (January 2022)

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M.J. Lanum

Delta Means Change (October 2021)

In branches of math and science, the uppercase Greek letter Delta is a symbol used to represent change. It measures the difference in a…

4 min readOct 5, 2021

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Delta Means Change (October 2021)

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M.J. Lanum

Chambered Nautilus (February 2019)

The animal that once lived in this little shell is called a chambered nautilus. It’s a mollusk, which means it’s a relative of the octopus…

2 min readOct 27, 2020

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Chambered Nautilus (February 2019)

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M.J. Lanum

Key Changes (September 2019)

I attended my college reunion in June, a joyous occasion for noting the hundreds of roads that have spiraled out from a common epicenter…

5 min readOct 27, 2020

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Key Changes (September 2019)

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M.J. Lanum

In the Flesh

My kids do have their own beds. I’m positive of this. I remember buying the frames and mattresses. They picked out their own bedding, put…

2 min readOct 25, 2020

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In the Flesh

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M.J. Lanum

M.J. Lanum

M.J. is a journalist, author, and Unitarian Universalist lay minister. She lives in the suburbs of Boston with her husband, two children, and two rescue dogs.

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