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Becca Ballenger

Becca Ballenger

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Feeling like a fraud? Like you definitely suck at the one thing you used to do well? As though the industry exists solely to destroy your hope? (In other words, do you exist right now?) I have a suggestion.

Jump in the car with your plus one and pup

For the first time maybe ever, I thought about the new year to come and felt a little anxious. 2024 has been easy to hate around these parts... what if 2025 is worse?

But new years are arbitrary things. The 31st is the same day as the 1st, January

Oops… no appendix!

Nearly 4 weeks ago, while in Idaho to support my dad through his own major surgery, I experienced severe abdominal pain and my mom took me to the Boise ER. I had been having recurrent attacks of severe pain since 2018&ndash

Oh, Morgan Jenness. I don’t have the words. Who does? You opened universes to us, a collection of young hopefuls, and welcomed us in like family. You brought me to Irene. You always left the door open for others to walk through— I will li

Five years ago today (!!) we got married. A lot has transpired since then, and we’re pretty tired, so we decided to get outta town. These last two weeks traveling through the cities, towns, mountains, huttes, lakes, and memorials of Austria and

It’s always worth the climb here.