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The Earnest Platypus
Where enthusiasm, reflection and dorkiness meet

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She’s gentle beast with a penchant for ruminating on life and all of its abundant, confusing, interconnected and painfully-human glory.

Content ranges from fresh-and-funky to thought-provoking to weird-and-wonderful. you never know what you are going to get, but each edition promises to leave you with at least one warm fuzzy to put in your back pocket each week.

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I sing the body electric
I sing the body electric
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettApril 28, 2019human, body, reflectionComment
Wandering through the sonder
Wandering through the sonder
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettApril 21, 2019human, Communication, reflection Comment
Shhhh....
Shhhh....
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettApril 14, 2019Silence, Quiet, reflectionComment
Learning is fun!
Learning is fun!
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettApril 7, 2019YouTube, learning, reflectionComment
Reading (and discussing) is an act of rebellion
Reading (and discussing) is an act of rebellion
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettMarch 31, 2019reflection, feminist, reading, booksComment
It is what it is
It is what it is
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettMarch 24, 2019reflection, adviceComment
Sad ain't necessarily bad
Sad ain't necessarily bad
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettMarch 17, 2019Sad, reflectionComment
Cha-cha-cha-changes...
Cha-cha-cha-changes...
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettMarch 10, 2019Change, reflection Comment
Communication Appreciation
Communication Appreciation
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettMarch 3, 2019Communication, advice, human
So we meet again, self...
So we meet again, self...
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettFebruary 24, 2019advice, reflection, self-care
More diversity in politics please!
More diversity in politics please!
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettFebruary 17, 2019reflection, politics, feministComment
A healthy dose of winter
A healthy dose of winter
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettFebruary 10, 2019advice, health, winter
Refugee Sponsorship is such a human journey
Refugee Sponsorship is such a human journey
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettFebruary 3, 2019reflection, refugee, sponsorshipComment
Writing is for the birds... and I want to be a bird
Writing is for the birds... and I want to be a bird
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettJanuary 27, 2019writing, advice
Being Sapien
Being Sapien
Earnest PlatypusAmy BartlettJanuary 20, 2019Sapiens, reflectionComment
Sleepy Baby
Sleepy Baby
Amy BartlettJanuary 6, 2019Comment
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