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Colleen Frawley
The Battle-Axe of the Week
LockSimple

May 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Battle-Axe of the Week

Two Irish women join Hatchet Nation this week!

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Mother is a verb
LockSimple

May 15, 2026

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8 min read

Mother is a verb

Ignoring the voices of mothers, leads to terrible systemic failures. Look around.

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
The Battle-Axe of the Week
LockSimple

May 9, 2026

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5 min read

The Battle-Axe of the Week

The inaugral crown, I mean hatchet, goes to Lindsay Hubbard

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Embrace the battle-axe era

May 9, 2026

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3 min read

Embrace the battle-axe era

This newsletter will help you embrace your inner Battle-Axe and celebrate the furious energy it takes to stand up for kids when others fail!

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley

#Summer House

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Reality TV isn't Real, but it isn't Fake Either
LockSimple

Mar 28, 2026

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8 min read

Reality TV isn't Real, but it isn't Fake Either

Summer House, The Bachelorette, and the Stories We Tell

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Pick an Issue, Any Issue

Mar 1, 2026

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4 min read

Pick an Issue, Any Issue

Focusing on the issues you care about in your state house will help more than you think

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
From Facebook Reels to Ice Raids in Maine
LockSimple

Jan 17, 2026

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8 min read

From Facebook Reels to Ice Raids in Maine

Watching the story unfold reveals the playbook in real time

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Clarity: A Wish for 2026

Jan 2, 2026

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6 min read

Clarity: A Wish for 2026

The Pain of Unrealistic Expectations

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
"Babies are Sacred Here"
LockSimple

Dec 28, 2025

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6 min read

"Babies are Sacred Here"

Christmas and New Years is one of those in-between times.

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Silence isn't Safety

Nov 2, 2025

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5 min read

Silence isn't Safety

SNAP, Stigma and the Fear of Saying the Wrong Thing

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Chaos Continues in the Democratic Party

Oct 19, 2025

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5 min read

Chaos Continues in the Democratic Party

As Maine Goes So Goes the Nation

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Reading and Writing

Oct 11, 2025

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3 min read

Reading and Writing

Recommendations on recovery stories

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Paddling Alone in Maine
LockSimple

Sep 6, 2025

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7 min read

Paddling Alone in Maine

(Mis)Perceptions of Safety in the Wild

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
A Conspiracy of Silence

Aug 5, 2025

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6 min read

A Conspiracy of Silence

The real villain in the Karen Read trial

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley

Big Beautiful Bill

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Democrats need tea and toast policies
LockSimple

Jul 4, 2025

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6 min read

Democrats need tea and toast policies

The budget reconciliation bill should prove Republicans are a lost cause.

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
No one is Going to Save You
LockSimple

Jun 17, 2025

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6 min read

No one is Going to Save You

Not even Obama. Definitely not a podcaster or a Susan.

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Pink Smoke in Rome

May 9, 2025

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6 min read

Pink Smoke in Rome

We have a new pope and does anyone really care anymore?

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Rural America's Hunger Crisis

May 6, 2025

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3 min read

Rural America's Hunger Crisis

The politics of feeding kids is as depressing as it sounds

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
The Resurrection
LockSimple

Apr 23, 2025

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9 min read

The Resurrection

It's hard to have faith in marriage while men don't have faith in themselves

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Due to the collapse of democracy and the rise of fascism, please excuse typos and delayed responses.

Mar 26, 2025

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2 min read

Due to the collapse of democracy and the rise of fascism, please excuse typos and delayed responses.

My new email signature inspired by a hilarious post by Nonprofit AF

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
Five Days of Favorite Irish Books

Mar 21, 2025

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2 min read

Five Days of Favorite Irish Books

Nell: A Disorderly Woman (and legendary battle-axe)

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
St. Patrick’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the American immigration story
LockSimple

Mar 16, 2025

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4 min read

St. Patrick’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the American immigration story

Essay originally published in March 2019 at CNN.com

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley

St. Patrick's Day

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Five Days of Favorite Irish Books

Mar 14, 2025

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1 min read

Five Days of Favorite Irish Books

Milkman by Anna Burns

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley

Sinead Gleeson

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Five Days of My Favorite Irish Books

Mar 13, 2025

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10 min read

Five Days of My Favorite Irish Books

Constellations: Reflections on Life by Sinead Gleeson

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
What I'm reading...

Mar 6, 2025

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2 min read

What I'm reading...

The scattered life of a serial reader

Colleen Frawley
Colleen Frawley
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