Mary C. Mahoney

Nov 19, 2024 | virginiasolesmith.substack.com | Virginia Sole-Smith |Kate Manne |Mary C. Mahoney |Tracy Clark-Flory

This newsletter contains affiliate links. Shopping our links is another great way to support Burnt Toast!Friends, we’re obviously still living in chaos and dark times, but here’s one good thing…It’s so exciting that I made you an awkward little video announcement (and longtime readers know I’m mostly retired from the talk-to-camera phase of my career). You guys, the paperback is SO CUTE. I love how we tweaked the cover just a little.

Feb 11, 2023 | medium.com | Mary C. Mahoney |Mehmet Yildiz

Human nature is a funny thing“My son is attending his dream school,” said the mother. “What a lucky boy!” I said, a little too soon. “He worked very hard and is passionate about his art,” she icily replied. Of course, he worked hard. But not everyone that works hard gets into their dream school. Good things don’t necessarily come to people who work hard. Nevertheless, working hard is important.

Jan 28, 2023 | mary-mahoney.medium.com | Mary C. Mahoney

Life is Not Fair, so Let’s Not Pretend It Is“Always be a little kinder than necessary.”Peruvian women. (Photo courtesy of lauraelatimer0 via Pixabay. No attribution required.)Karma — in the oft-tossed-around contemporary sense — is not unlike the Biblical doctrine of “you reap what you sow.” This concept seems to come from the idea of a “just world” — that God, or the universe, holds the scales of justice in His almighty hands and pours out retribution according to the wrongs one has…