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Donald Fraser

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Invisible Illness

How My 10-Year-Old Became My ADHD Coach, Part 672

The torture of getting started and the upheaval of being told to stop

Jan 17

How My 10-Year-Old Became My ADHD Coach, Part 672

Jan 17

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Age of Empathy

The Deceptive Simplicity of a 25¢ Coke

I’m old enough to remember when nostalgia was a guilt-free comfort

Jan 8

The Deceptive Simplicity of a 25¢ Coke

Jan 8

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Human Parts

Running for My Life: A Journey from Breakdown to Breakthrough

The Slow, Steady Trail to Healing and Change

Dec 16, 2024

The author, wearing running attire, running in the countryside in the rain.

Dec 16, 2024

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Age of Empathy

Two Types of People: A Dog’s Eye View of Human Nature, High Beams, and Community

Exploring life’s great divides with Freya the Philosopher Dog (and a bag of poo)

Dec 20, 2024

Two Types of People: A Dog’s Eye View of Human Nature, High Beams, and Community

Dec 20, 2024

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From “The Breakfast Club” to Therapy: A Cautionary Tale of Twice Exceptionality

Exploring 2e: The neurodivergent struggles of being both gifted and challenged — and the urgent need for recognition and support

Jan 3

From “The Breakfast Club” to Therapy: A Cautionary Tale of Twice Exceptionality

Jan 3

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Age of Empathy

Ice Storm, Mortality, and Maple Syrup

A meditation on what breaks, what heals, and what remains

Apr 8

A rural country road, with downed trees, downed power lines, completely impassable. There is ice-covered debris everywhere from the Central Ontario ice storm of March 28–30, 2025.

Apr 8

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CanadEH

I Love You Canada, but We Need to Talk

Everybody’s draping themselves in the flag — but love means facing the hard truths too

Mar 20

The author pouring maple sap into an outdoor evaporator, with steam wafting from it.

Mar 20

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Black Bear

Procrastination, Paralysis, and Pizza: An ADHD-Depression Plot Twist

Your depression and anxiety may actually be a hot mess of neurodiversity

Feb 19

Procrastination, Paralysis, and Pizza: An ADHD-Depression Plot Twist

Feb 19

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CanadEH

Dear MAGA, It Ain’t Gonna Happen

Why you’d regret having Canada as a 51st state

Feb 19

A child in snowpant overalls and a sleeveless t-shirt standing in the snow in front of a maple syrup evaporator.

Feb 19

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The Riff

How Time Spent with Charles Manson Inspired Neil Young’s Darkest Song

“Revolution Blues” Brings Cult-Inspired Dune Buggies to Kill Hollywood Stars

Feb 11

How Time Spent with Charles Manson Inspired Neil Young’s Darkest Song

Feb 11

Donald Fraser

Donald Fraser

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Writer, social media pioneer/survivor, publicist, communications guy, Gen X, husband, parent to a tween, less than neurotypical human being.

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