The Language of Connection: An Interview with Outcast 853 Tell us a little bit about yourselves and your history 3 minute read
Where You Come From Is How You Produce James Baldwin once said: “Know from whence you came 5 minute read
I Speak I speak Urdu,language of poets and Mughal emperors,where yesterday and byMika StoneMay 3, 2026
The Language of Connection: An Interview with Outcast 853 Tell us a little bit about yourselves and your history byMaDonna MaurerApril 25, 2026
Where You Come From Is How You Produce James Baldwin once said: “Know from whence you came byMaDonna MaurerApril 12, 2026
Belonging Connection IdentityApril 19, 2026 On Being Different “‘I don’t feel different, I am different byMaDonna Maurer
Belonging Faith Identity Open ThemeJanuary 31, 2026 Halal: Honor and Shame as a White Woman in a Brown Man’s World This essay was birthed when I was pregnant with my son Eben, who is now byMika Stone
Archives ATCK HomeJanuary 23, 2026 The Taste of Blackberries The day I went back to Metrenco, Chile, it was sunny—bright enough to need byMika Stone
ATCK Culture Family Home IdentityJanuary 9, 2026 Coming Home: Navigating Retiring Missionary Parents and the Search for Identity The wheels hit the tarmac, jostling me, my parents, and the hundreds of other byMika Stone
ATCK Home Identity Sacrifice TCKDecember 19, 2025 Kicking and Screaming This week, Daniel Stone attempts to articulate the emotions that ran through him byMika Stone
Adulting ATCK Family Roots Sacrifice TCKDecember 5, 2025 The Loss of Expertise Every few months, I watch a celebrity host a cooking and travel show byMaDonna Maurer
Arts Belonging CCKs Culture Family Home Identity MK TCKNovember 7, 2025 “International Isolation” Many ATCKs have found that various forms of art are an effective way to express byMaDonna Maurer
Culture Home MK Poetry TCKOctober 31, 2025 “The Exile Speaks of Mountains” Poet’s note: I wrote this poem during one of those times when I was pondering byMaDonna Maurer
