<![CDATA[Stories by DC Allen on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@dcallenwrites?source=rss-8c7b28e79bda------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*lZf5Xqyq7Tj2FgWo44ZGMA.png Stories by DC Allen on Medium https://medium.com/@dcallenwrites?source=rss-8c7b28e79bda------2 Medium Mon, 18 May 2026 12:06:22 GMT <![CDATA[Help Stop The Things We Keep Excusing]]>

A Reflection on Racism, Normalization, and the Stories Words still Carry

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Why Courage and Nature Matter in a Time of Fear

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Do Spirits Speak Through the Writer’s Hand?

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The story of a mother in Tennessee, two children failed by the system, and the support women need before silence wins.

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How the Seeds We Plant in Others Sometimes Bloom When We Need Them Most

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A widow, a boardroom, a local election, and the women power counted on to stay quiet.

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One Woman’s Lifelong War Against Cockroaches

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On AI Accusations, Humanize the AI, and the Editor of Voice

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I would stare at the edge of the bed like it was a cliff…

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Arthur Upchurch’s Violent Record and a System Women No Longer Trust

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