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Virgiliana Pickering

Why You Feel Empty (Spoiler: You Are) — Poem

Playing a recording of a favorite song

2 min readDec 7, 2023

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Why You Feel Empty (Spoiler: You Are) — Poem

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Virgiliana Pickering

The Barbie Movie Does Nothing But Dance Around the Real Problem

The elephant walks on stage as the movie opens. It reappears later and stands in the background through the most important developments of…

6 min readSep 11, 2023

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Blonde Barbie doll face / close up

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Virgiliana Pickering

On the Struggling Classes Being Robbed of Beauty and Goodness and What Can Be Done (a response to…

This conversation reminded me of the street so hideously ugly it MAKES ME WANT TO SCREAM. It was Iain McGilchrist and Zak Stein discussing…

8 min readMar 23, 2023

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Virgiliana Pickering

Thanksgiving By Myself … But Not Alone

Today I was by myself for Thanksgiving. Circumstances didn’t work out for me to be with family, but I’ve enjoyed having a restful day. I…

5 min readDec 6, 2022

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Thanksgiving By Myself … But Not Alone

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Virgiliana Pickering

When Your Idea of a Leader in Social Change is Walmart …

Today’s WTAF moment reading the news (from the Oct. 11, ’22 edition of 1440): “PayPal, Alibaba, and Walmart top Fortune’s annual Change…

2 min readOct 12, 2022

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When Your Idea of a Leader in Social Change is Walmart …

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Virgiliana Pickering

Adam and Eve and Human Evolution

A neuroscientific theory illuminates the Genesis story

8 min readJul 27, 2022

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Adam and Eve and Human Evolution

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Virgiliana Pickering

Don’t Let Them Manipulate You About School Shootings; Learn To Think Objectively

Public figures are doing their best to manipulate you in response to the school shooting in Uvalde, TX. Both self-serving and well-meaning…

8 min readMay 30, 2022

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Don’t Let Them Manipulate You About School Shootings; Learn To Think Objectively

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Virgiliana Pickering

A Very Tall Pine Tree in Time of War

Today I was walking at the edge of a park

1 min readMar 6, 2022

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A Very Tall Pine Tree in Time of War

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Virgiliana Pickering

On Being Greeted with Nonverbal Vocalizations by a Likely Very Unhappy Customer Service…

When I called the Walgreens to make sure my photo prints were ready, the person answering the phone made some sort of noise, but did not…

2 min readDec 11, 2021

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On Being Greeted with Nonverbal Vocalizations by a Likely Very Unhappy Customer Service…

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Virgiliana Pickering

What Happens When You Stop Labeling Things “Bad” or “Good”

I had put off washing the siding of my tiny home for way too long. The unpainted wood was filthy and needed a new coat of sealer. Now…

4 min readNov 15, 2021

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What Happens When You Stop Labeling Things “Bad” or “Good”

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Virgiliana Pickering

Virgiliana Pickering

Only slightly crazy former Presbyterian pastor, student of the Enneagram, mother of one, radical centrist, follower of Jesus.

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