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    The Happy Water Cure
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Happy Water Cure

    Dawn broke as the van snaked around the mountain faces of Northwest Vietnam. In the pale blue light, we saw children in traditional garb...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 8: International Thespian Society
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 8: International Thespian Society

    Your good news is not always someone else’s good news. Don’t let that stop you from sharing your news with people you want to share with,...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 7: Symptoms of the -1st trimester
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Jun 13, 2017
    • 7 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 7: Symptoms of the -1st trimester

    Our lives are all segmented into multiple, invariable cycles. Monday’s minor depression high tides into Friday’s fleeting joy. The stress...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 6: What to Expect When You Are Inseminating
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Mar 12, 2017
    • 3 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 6: What to Expect When You Are Inseminating

    One of the questions that I had going into our medically-assisted babymaking adventure which I could not find on-line was what the actual...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 5: Kids are Expensive
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Jan 17, 2017
    • 3 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 5: Kids are Expensive

    Hello! Happy New Year! Welcome back to Queer Martha and, specifically, Buns in the Oven! We're still keeping on keeping on with this...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 4: A Funny Detour
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 15, 2016
    • 7 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 4: A Funny Detour

    My last Buns in the Oven is from May. Perhaps you are wondering what happened. “Didn’t you go on a babymoon, like, six months ago? Didn’t...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 3: Like Online Dating but Weirder
    Lizzie Hessek
    • May 19, 2016
    • 5 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 3: Like Online Dating but Weirder

    To draw out the baking metaphor much farther than I should – we are still kneading the dough for the buns going in the oven. Maybe that...
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    Buns in the Oven Part 2: Babymoon is over
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Apr 24, 2016
    • 2 min

    Buns in the Oven Part 2: Babymoon is over

    FYI – this post talks about “lady issues,” so if you happen to be my dad… maybe don’t read it! Maybe you know that our Japan trip wasn’t...
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    Putting Buns in the Oven: First Steps
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Mar 8, 2016
    • 4 min

    Putting Buns in the Oven: First Steps

    In this series, we will explore Queer Martha's adventures in starting a queer family using love, humor, and artificial insemination. The...
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