Writing Trauma

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A Plea For My City
Charleston, SC
Jun 19 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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March 2025

My Jaded Government Experience
and where my hope comes from
Mar 12 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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January 2025

Cycle Breakers
what it feels like to leave generational trauma behind
Jan 16 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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December 2024

Walking Wounded
You don't get through life without some battle wounds.
Dec 1, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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October 2024

Hero, Villain, or Human?
A life-long pet peeve of mine has been when people insist on telling me what a wonderful man of God my father is. It is an offense I have always tried…
Oct 22, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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Parenting Guilt is Real
and what helps me let it go
Oct 5, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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September 2024

For the Love of Children
let’s get back to the basics
Sep 7, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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August 2024

5 Lessons Learned in Grief
the hard way
Aug 28, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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Holding Onto a Dream
Without Becoming Bitter
Aug 6, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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July 2024

The Teacher Who Made Me an Author
And the year that changed my life
Jul 16, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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June 2024

The Journey of an Insecure Writer
I accidently wrote a book.
Jun 27, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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Coming soon
This is Writing Trauma.
Jun 27, 2024 • 
Crystal Hawkins
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