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Shay Mcgreal

Shay Mcgreal

Don’t leverage the way you feel about yourself on the way people close to you feel about you.

I want to start you off here by clearing a few things up, being considerate of your loved ones feelings is important but it shouldn’t be…

2 min readOct 30, 2019

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Don’t leverage the way you feel about yourself on the way people close to you feel about you.

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Shay Mcgreal

Watching my Dad die turned out to be the best thing to ever happen to me.

A dark sentence that is honestly hard for me to write. But 17 years on I am okay.

5 min readSep 2, 2019

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Watching my Dad die turned out to be the best thing to ever happen to me.

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Shay Mcgreal
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The Startup

How to lose 100 pounds and cure your depression (At least this is how I did it anyway)

Ahhh I have already lied to you, I am still depressed. But things got better and as you read this it is more like 120 pounds.

5 min readJul 31, 2019

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How to lose 100 pounds and cure your depression (At least this is how I did it anyway)

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Shay Mcgreal
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The Junction

My Goddess, My hero.

My hero is a spirit, my hero is more than she will ever know.

2 min readJul 31, 2019

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My Goddess, My hero.

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Shay Mcgreal
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the Cafe

Revenge

Creative Cafe Prompt

4 min readJul 25, 2019

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Revenge

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Shay Mcgreal

Why you should play the field before you settle down

If only we could meet a career in a bar for a couple of drinks then ghost the shit out of them when the boss turned out to be a vindictive…

5 min readJul 22, 2019

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Why you should play the field before you settle down

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Shay Mcgreal
in
The Junction

A sin away from heaven

A stream of grey passes across my vision, broken with strange figures, not people, I’m not sure. We are driving somewhere. I didn’t start…

5 min readJul 20, 2019

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A sin away from heaven

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Shay Mcgreal

Why everyone should get wasted in a hostel at some point in their lives.

“Dramatic in hindsight but I knew I would never be the same again.”

6 min readJun 15, 2019

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Why everyone should get wasted in a hostel at some point in their lives.

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Shay Mcgreal

I run into the sea.

I am cold in a way I understand, in a way that comforts me. My toes separate as I sink into the sand. I know this is a dream but I chose…

3 min readJun 13, 2019

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I run into the sea.

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Shay Mcgreal
in
The Startup

Sexy people are not more successful because they are sexy.

Can we change the message?

4 min readJun 13, 2019

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Sexy people are not more successful because they are sexy.

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Shay Mcgreal

Shay Mcgreal

The musings of a silly Millennial. Mostly factual with a little bit of fiction sprinkled in for good measure. http://shaymcgreal.life/

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