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Author: chanson

C. L. Hanson is the friendly Swiss-French-American ExMormon atheist mom living in Switzerland! Follow me on mastadon at @chanson@social.linux.pizza or see "letters from a broad" for further adventures!!

2010 Brodies: Vote Here!!!

chanson, January 8, 2011January 8, 2011

Awards for People and Websites: 2010 Brodies: Best New Blogonline surveys 2010 Brodies: Best Discussion Forumsurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best Humor Site/Blogonline survey 2010 Brodies: Best Static LDS-Interest Sitesurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best LDS Church Watch or News Reporting Person/Sitesurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best Bridge-Buildingsurvey software 2010 Brodies: Best faithful…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Diverse People, Diverse Families Edition!

chanson, January 2, 2011September 3, 2011

The highlight of this week has been the series by Invictus Pilgrim on the subject of being gay and Mormon (especially the experience of men who are in, have been in, or are thinking of getting into a mixed-orientation marriage). He has not only discussed his own experience, but has…

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Last Call for Brodies Nominations!

chanson, January 1, 2011November 9, 2011

Thanks for all of the fantastic nominations, folks!! I’ve just spent the day compiling your nominations — and re-reading all of the posts I linked in “Sunday in Outer Blogness” over the past year to add my own nominations. There were so many great posts that I had a terrible…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Home for the Holidays Edition!

chanson, December 26, 2010November 9, 2011

OK, so this makes three in a row about the December holidays, but I have an excuse! Between our fabulous news-gathering Chino and our new arrival Jon Adams, I have less incentive to focus this space on the news, and more reason to focus on the personal stories people post…

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Collecting Nominations for the 2010 Brodies!!!

chanson, December 20, 2010December 20, 2010

Yes, it’s that time of year again!! Time to recognize the best LDS-interest sites and material posted to the Internet in the past year!!! Look here for last year’s winners — and if you didn’t win last year, this year it could be you!! (Actually, even if you did win…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: “Happy Holidays” and Other Controversial Statements Edition!

chanson, December 19, 2010November 9, 2011

OK, so I know I talked about the “War on Christmas” last week, but it is really heating up! And I just have to share with you the latest: First of all, I hear some folks are skipping Christmas or even hate it! Then, people are attacking Christmas with all…

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Civil Discourse and our goals here, redux

chanson, December 17, 2010

It’s been almost a year since we last discussed civil discourse and our goals at Main Street Plaza. As our community grows and evolves, we need to discuss whether/how our goals and policies should evolve. As you probably know, Hellmut and Solistics started this blog in March of 2007 with…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the “War on Christmas” Edition!

chanson, December 12, 2010September 3, 2011

Seems like the “War on Christmas” starts earlier every year, doesn’t it? Mostly because people (like me!) would rather cover a humorous culture-war non-issue than tackle real politics. Real political news is so depressing these days! Just to give you a taste, have a look at some of the reactions…

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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Family Secrets Edition!

chanson, December 5, 2010May 25, 2011

Is there a secret to family happiness? Every marriage brings together two (or more) very different perspectives, and differences in beliefs and orientation bring added stress and challenges. Sometimes, you have no choice but to move on. (Heck, marriage is not the be-all-end-all of life!) Then there were some great…

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Open thread for faithful Mormons!

chanson, December 1, 2010

I knew we had faithful Mormons reading this blog, but ProfXM’s thread on “feeling the Spirit” really brought them out of lurking!! So, today, I’d like to open a new thread where the faithful can introduce themselves and the rest of us can welcome them! I want to reiterate that…

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Latest Comments:

  1. Juanita Hartill on Time to Vote for X-MoOTY and the Brodie Awards 2025!!January 8, 2026

    Was not aware of a lot of these different forums and things. Will be checking them out.

  2. Jeanny Nakaya on 2025 Awards Season ScheduleJanuary 8, 2026

    Awesome work!!!!

  3. chanson on Last Call for Nominations!!January 8, 2026

    Thanks for all of the great nominations, everyone!! Nominations are closed. Vote here.

  4. Tom on Collecting Nominations for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2025!!!January 7, 2026

    I nominate Rebecca Biblioteca and Mormonish for their coverage of the Fairview Temple debacle.

  5. Jodi Peterson on Last Call for Nominations!!January 6, 2026

    I nominate Rebecca Bibliotheca for her coverage of LDS Temple building: Best Investigative Reporting I nominate RFM and Koloby (lol)…

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