Myra Zepf
Myra Zepf juggles fulltime motherhood and writing. She writes children’s fiction and is a regular columnist for the Gaelic-language An tUltach magazine.
Articles by Myra Zepf
Sacred truths: creating a humanist textbook
A new book by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young, aimed at schools, is genuinely groundbreaking.
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An atheist’s guide to Christmas music
Is it possible to unpick the secular from the religious in Christmas carols?
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Stop arking about
It’s regarded as a cuddly Bible tale for children – but is the story of Noah and God’s “genocidal tantrum” really so appropriate?
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My favourite things about living without God
Not to be outdone by Julie Andrews, columnist and humanist mum Myra Zepf selects the top ten pleasures of being a heathen
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In praise of meddling kids
The intrepid debunking teens – and a dog – make Scooby Doo ideal rationalist TV, says Myra Zepf
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Why I hate the Little Red Hen
Mean-spirited and whiney, bossy and smug. This fairytale moralist is just too much for Myra Zepf
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Cereal offenders
What have religion and porridge got in common? (No, it’s nothing to do with being thick, or intellectually sloppy, and nor is it related to how its makers are constantly stirring.) Myra Zepf reveals all
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Christmas: an atheist survival guide
Myra Zepf's hints for a happy humanist holiday
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Bunnies, chicks and brutal torture
Humanist parent Myra Zepf confronts the perils of the Easter festivities
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Down with answers
Myra Zepf has a novel New Year's resolution for parents
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Let the kids believe in Santa
Atheists shouldn’t crush the magic of Christmas, says Myra Zepf
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