Kate Johnson
@katejohnsonwrites.bsky.social
Heal religious trauma, family dysfunction & shame. Reclaim your voice & freedom.
Bi exvangelical pastor’s daughter + survivor advocate.
⬇️ Substack
Quips and Confessionals: https://open.substack.com/pub/katejohnsonwrites
Bi exvangelical pastor’s daughter + survivor advocate.
⬇️ Substack
Quips and Confessionals: https://open.substack.com/pub/katejohnsonwrites
Early reviews are in for my piece on the wild faith-based activities from my early 2000s NIV Adventure Bible 😅😂
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April 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Early reviews are in for my piece on the wild faith-based activities from my early 2000s NIV Adventure Bible 😅😂
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You left the church...
So why does guilt still control you?
If rest makes you feel selfish or lazy, you’re not alone. Religious trauma and authoritarianism may still have its hold on you.
Do you panic when you disappoint people? Keeping others happy uses to feel like safety. 1/3
So why does guilt still control you?
If rest makes you feel selfish or lazy, you’re not alone. Religious trauma and authoritarianism may still have its hold on you.
Do you panic when you disappoint people? Keeping others happy uses to feel like safety. 1/3
April 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
You left the church...
So why does guilt still control you?
If rest makes you feel selfish or lazy, you’re not alone. Religious trauma and authoritarianism may still have its hold on you.
Do you panic when you disappoint people? Keeping others happy uses to feel like safety. 1/3
So why does guilt still control you?
If rest makes you feel selfish or lazy, you’re not alone. Religious trauma and authoritarianism may still have its hold on you.
Do you panic when you disappoint people? Keeping others happy uses to feel like safety. 1/3
The lyrical essay that took me a year to publish just came out in Eclectica today (ironically about resilience). It’s about estrangement and finding joy after grief all in the city of New Orleans www.eclectica.org/v30n2/k_john...
Resilience in the City of Ghosts—Nonfiction by Kate L. Johnson—Eclectica Magazine v30n2
Nonfiction by Kate L. Johnson, Eclectica Magazine v30n2
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April 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The lyrical essay that took me a year to publish just came out in Eclectica today (ironically about resilience). It’s about estrangement and finding joy after grief all in the city of New Orleans www.eclectica.org/v30n2/k_john...
This Easter felt different. I think we all felt it.
Maybe it’s the constant news of injustice. Maybe it’s our own struggles.
But maybe the resurrection isn’t just Christ rising from the dead. Maybe it feels less like triumph and more like childbirth. open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
Maybe it’s the constant news of injustice. Maybe it’s our own struggles.
But maybe the resurrection isn’t just Christ rising from the dead. Maybe it feels less like triumph and more like childbirth. open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
If the Joy of Easter Felt Distant This Year, You’re Not Alone
Breaking the Bread of New Creation While the World is Still in Pain
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April 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
This Easter felt different. I think we all felt it.
Maybe it’s the constant news of injustice. Maybe it’s our own struggles.
But maybe the resurrection isn’t just Christ rising from the dead. Maybe it feels less like triumph and more like childbirth. open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
Maybe it’s the constant news of injustice. Maybe it’s our own struggles.
But maybe the resurrection isn’t just Christ rising from the dead. Maybe it feels less like triumph and more like childbirth. open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
This Holy Week, I’m thinking about Mary Magdalene, female leadership, and the voices we’re told can’t speak leading up to Easter. Here’s why it matters now.
If you enjoyed, it would mean a lot if you shared or subscribed.
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If you enjoyed, it would mean a lot if you shared or subscribed.
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On Easter, Reclaiming My Voice, and Resisting Empire
What Holy Week reveals about speaking truth to power
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April 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This Holy Week, I’m thinking about Mary Magdalene, female leadership, and the voices we’re told can’t speak leading up to Easter. Here’s why it matters now.
If you enjoyed, it would mean a lot if you shared or subscribed.
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If you enjoyed, it would mean a lot if you shared or subscribed.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the sacredness of voice, women as preachers, and the radicalness of Jesus elevating the voices of the oppressed. If that’s your vibe, I’ll be dropping a new post about it tomorrow. open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
Quips and Confessionals | Kate L. Johnson | Substack
Essays & humor from a Bi evangelical pastor’s daughter, former homeschooler, survivor advocate. I help you untangle faith, shame, and silence through deconstruction and healing so you can reclaim your...
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March 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about the sacredness of voice, women as preachers, and the radicalness of Jesus elevating the voices of the oppressed. If that’s your vibe, I’ll be dropping a new post about it tomorrow. open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
I didn’t think I was funny.
Then I decided to learn the craft.
This week, I got published in The Belladonna for the first time.
For those interested, you can read the piece here:
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Then I decided to learn the craft.
This week, I got published in The Belladonna for the first time.
For those interested, you can read the piece here:
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Share and subscribe to my newsletter if you want more humor in your inbox.
Welcome to the First-Ever Airport Hunger Games. May the Lines Be Ever in Your Favor.
The last tribute standing will win a 10% off coupon to the PB&J of the Month Club and an all-expenses-paid trip to Cleveland, Ohio…
thebelladonnacomedy.com
March 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I didn’t think I was funny.
Then I decided to learn the craft.
This week, I got published in The Belladonna for the first time.
For those interested, you can read the piece here:
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Share and subscribe to my newsletter if you want more humor in your inbox.
Then I decided to learn the craft.
This week, I got published in The Belladonna for the first time.
For those interested, you can read the piece here:
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Share and subscribe to my newsletter if you want more humor in your inbox.
Reposted by Kate Johnson
“The last tribute standing will win a 10% off coupon to the PB&J of the Month Club and an all-expenses-paid trip to Cleveland, Ohio (Blackout dates apply).” By @katejohnsonwrites.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
March 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“The last tribute standing will win a 10% off coupon to the PB&J of the Month Club and an all-expenses-paid trip to Cleveland, Ohio (Blackout dates apply).” By @katejohnsonwrites.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Am I addicted to the Jersey pork roll at my local sandwich place? Yes. Will I stop? No. I can quit when I want!
March 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Am I addicted to the Jersey pork roll at my local sandwich place? Yes. Will I stop? No. I can quit when I want!
So happy! My satire/humor piece about TSA and airports has just been published by @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social!
#writingcommunity #writesky #humorwriting #writersofbluesky
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
#writingcommunity #writesky #humorwriting #writersofbluesky
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
Welcome to the First-Ever Airport Hunger Games. May the Lines Be Ever in Your Favor.
The last tribute standing will win a 10% off coupon to the PB&J of the Month Club and an all-expenses-paid trip to Cleveland, Ohio…
thebelladonnacomedy.com
March 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
So happy! My satire/humor piece about TSA and airports has just been published by @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social!
#writingcommunity #writesky #humorwriting #writersofbluesky
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
#writingcommunity #writesky #humorwriting #writersofbluesky
thebelladonnacomedy.com/welcome-to-t...
The horrors in the news are many, but poetry gave me a place to channel it. Here’s how reading daily poetry improved my mental health and how you can get started too:
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How I Improved My Mental Health Through Daily Poetry
Here's how to get started.
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March 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The horrors in the news are many, but poetry gave me a place to channel it. Here’s how reading daily poetry improved my mental health and how you can get started too:
open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
open.substack.com/pub/katejohn...
Reposted by Kate Johnson
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
Reposted by Kate Johnson
Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
Reposted by Kate Johnson
This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis.
The text is from her post on Facebook.
The text is from her post on Facebook.
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
Losing things is really good for my New Years step count goal.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Losing things is really good for my New Years step count goal.
My husband when he wakes me up this morning, “I’m going to ease you into this slowly…”
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
My husband when he wakes me up this morning, “I’m going to ease you into this slowly…”
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What the hell???
BREAKING NEWS: Trump says Nicolás Maduro and his wife are aboard a U.S. warship and will face prosecution in New York. Follow AP's live updates.
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had struck Venezuela early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
What the hell???
Everyone should read After Purity by @saramoslener.bsky.social. What a superb read. It reminds me of this recent article from Religion Dispatches but goes much deeper.
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religiondispatches.org/the-purity-m...
The Purity Movement Was Never About Pledges and Rings — It's About Naturalizing White Femininity as America’s Moral Center
Recent headlines about the denim ad wars—Levi’s tapping Beyoncé, American Eagle turning to Sydney Sweeney, Gap retreating after backlash—have offered a telling glimpse of how American brands still tra...
religiondispatches.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Everyone should read After Purity by @saramoslener.bsky.social. What a superb read. It reminds me of this recent article from Religion Dispatches but goes much deeper.
religiondispatches.org/the-purity-m...
religiondispatches.org/the-purity-m...
Absolutely terrible
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors
DoJ has nearly $90m appropriated by Congress to support victims, but organizations say funding has been cut
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Absolutely terrible
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People who call kids “bad” usually don’t know Fact One about child development. A lot—A LOT—of adults, despite their authority, want children to display more emotional maturity than they’ve ever modeled for them.
People complain that the kids are bad because we don't hit but kids will be kids and people way overdo the hitting
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
People who call kids “bad” usually don’t know Fact One about child development. A lot—A LOT—of adults, despite their authority, want children to display more emotional maturity than they’ve ever modeled for them.
Brian Recker’s new book Hell Bent is out today! If you grew up terrified of hell growing up or came to Christianity because of hell, this book will heal you. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172...
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Brian Recker’s new book Hell Bent is out today! If you grew up terrified of hell growing up or came to Christianity because of hell, this book will heal you. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172...
Brian Recker’s new book Hell Bent comes out tomorrow! If you were plagued with fears of going to hell growing up, please read. It will heal your inner child. bookshop.org/p/books/hell...
September 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Brian Recker’s new book Hell Bent comes out tomorrow! If you were plagued with fears of going to hell growing up, please read. It will heal your inner child. bookshop.org/p/books/hell...