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Charlotte Ashlock

Tech broke American culture; can the industry pivot to save it?

As a business book editor scouting for authors to write about tech product development, I clued into the problems of the tech industry…

Oct 29, 2020

Image: Frankenstein’s Monster holding a sign that says “tech” against a background of lightning

Oct 29, 2020

The Bible Says Black is Beautiful, Racist Translators Changed It

There’s a book in the Bible called the Song of Songs: ecstatic love poetry extolling female beauty and using pastoral metaphors for sexual…

Jun 19, 2020

The Bible Says Black is Beautiful, Racist Translators Changed It

Jun 19, 2020

Cyber attacks are sexual violence on a mass scale; wake up, Zoom!

When my church was cyber-attacked during Zoom services with a child pornography video, my body reacted with a day of migraines and…

May 9, 2020

Cyber attacks are sexual violence on a mass scale; wake up, Zoom!

May 9, 2020

Are you angry at yourself regarding productivity?

Many of us define our self-worth in terms of the goods and services and benefits we bring to others. With the massive layoffs caused by…

Apr 1, 2020

Are you angry at yourself regarding productivity?

Apr 1, 2020

Sharing your inner darkness: a good idea or a bad idea?

Talking about dark things is the only way to feel better about them. But if the pain is too intense, you might feel reluctant about…

Mar 20, 2020

Sharing your inner darkness: a good idea or a bad idea?

Mar 20, 2020

All your political posts are ways of saying, “Do you love me?”

I’ve read months of heated social media posts arguing between the candidates of the Democratic primaries. Why does the discussion of who…

Mar 6, 2020

All your political posts are ways of saying, “Do you love me?”

Mar 6, 2020

Should we share our experiences of abuse?

It’s a challenging question

Mar 3, 2020

Should we share our experiences of abuse?

Mar 3, 2020

Having an easier time saying “no”

And what made it so hard to say in the first place

Feb 26, 2020

Having an easier time saying “no”

Feb 26, 2020

Taking care of the homeless parts inside of you

In our society, we criminalize extreme need. If a homeless person doesn’t have a place to go, they’re “camping illegally.” If someone is…

Feb 20, 2020

Taking care of the homeless parts inside of you

Feb 20, 2020

Ingratitude can also help you

Embracing lament in the age of positivity

Feb 10, 2020

Ingratitude can also help you

Feb 10, 2020

Charlotte Ashlock

Charlotte Ashlock

Social commentary, spiritual musings, and dark humor from a soul-weary business book editor. We can create a better world, I know we can.

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