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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Sep 13, 2020
- 5 min
30, Flirty, and Still Farting Too Much
No one feels older than a white girl in her early twenties.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Jun 11, 2020
- 6 min
Hell Yes. Oh, Fuck.
A few months ago I attended a Christian service. And for the first time ever in my life, I didn’t take communion.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Apr 14, 2020
- 6 min
How To Get the Cow...sert
"Why (would he) buy the cow when he’s getting the milk for free?"
If you’ve never heard this question, lucky you. But also,let me explain.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Dec 13, 2019
- 7 min
Preventative Measures
Alright y’all, it’s almost 2020! Which means I’m very close to being able to responsibly and clear-headedly reflect on my 2019 (S)e(x)sca...
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Sep 27, 2019
- 7 min
Winning London
Being raised an Evangelical in Purity Culture, there was a whopping ONE condition under which I could/should be comfortable having sex: M...
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Aug 9, 2019
- 6 min
Trying to Cum...Municate
Queer couples report having substantially more satisfying sexual experiences than straight couples.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Jul 2, 2019
- 6 min
Feelin' Yourself
Masturbating meant you were having lustful thoughts about someone who wasn’t your husband/wife. I remember trying to get around this rule by
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- May 26, 2019
- 7 min
Worthy of Praise
Stay young, go dancing, and maybe kiss a little.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- May 17, 2019
- 6 min
Prolonged Shit Sitting (and other lessons)
Despite not wanting my mood to be determined by men because how lame, there I was. Being very lame
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Apr 16, 2019
- 8 min
Prayer Tactics
Anyone who was raised Evangelical knows if you pray about boyfriends, God/Jesus always tells you to break up and move to Africa...
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Mar 15, 2019
- 7 min
Yoga Is Good For Me
I have to admit, trying to do meditative stretching when I was on the verge of an orgasm just looking at this guy was pretty difficult.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Feb 14, 2019
- 6 min
V-Day Part 3
"I spent a lot of time saying I wanted a partner while all my thoughts and actions were suggesting I did not want that at all."
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Jan 30, 2019
- 7 min
The Fourth Commandment
“Honor thy father and mother” - God (or Moses?)
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Jan 2, 2019
- 6 min
The Word of the Lord...
There was a time in my life where I owned like seven different Bibles all at one time.
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Dec 3, 2018
- 6 min
The Path to Life Is...
A few months ago I ran into an old friend from college. He had since become seriously religious. And also SERIOUSLY hot...
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Oct 30, 2018
- 7 min
Guard Your Heart: A Commentary
Guard Your Heart = Don’t have boyfriends who won’t become your husband.
I’m not kidding. Really! That was the message!
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Mattie Jo Cowsert
- Sep 26, 2018
- 7 min
The Love of Your Life
I am a Midwestern, steeped-in-traditional-gender-roles woman. Bring on the adversity, Universe! I will overcome for a husband!"and more...
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