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Valerie Marie

A Room of One’s Own

Carving out the Emotional and Physical Space to Write in a Chaotic Life

Jul 11, 2019

A Room of One’s Own

Jul 11, 2019

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Dialogue & Discourse

How Capitalism and Consumerism Swallowed Democracy

We’ve become a society of consumers instead of citizens

May 3, 2019

How Capitalism and Consumerism Swallowed Democracy

May 3, 2019

Valerie Marie

Goodbye Chicken Nuggets: Is it the End of Meat as We Know it?

Growing up in the south, meat was king. Pork was it’s own food group, and a meal wasn’t a “real” meal unless it included some type of meat…

Apr 25, 2019

Goodbye Chicken Nuggets: Is it the End of Meat as We Know it?

Apr 25, 2019

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Dialogue & Discourse

Whatever Happened to the Consumption Tax?

Income taxes are focused on the value we add to society as measured by income. But should we focus more on what we consume?

Apr 25, 2019

Whatever Happened to the Consumption Tax?

Apr 25, 2019

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Dialogue & Discourse

Every Man for Himself: How the Ethos of Individualism Sucked the Soul out of America

One of the defining characteristics of American mythology is that of the rugged individual.

Apr 25, 2019

Every Man for Himself: How the Ethos of Individualism Sucked the Soul out of America

Apr 25, 2019

Valerie Marie

Is Our Attention Span Really Less than a Goldfish in the Age of Distraction?

Or are we just evolving?

Apr 23, 2019

Is Our Attention Span Really Less than a Goldfish in the Age of Distraction?

Apr 23, 2019

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The Writing Cooperative

How to Use Your Own Worst Qualities to Write Better

We all have character flaws. Why not leverage them?

Apr 19, 2019

How to Use Your Own Worst Qualities to Write Better

Apr 19, 2019

Valerie Marie

Happiness for Sale: Dispatches from the Happiness Industrial Complex

The Happiness Industry is Big Business. But are we being sold a bill of goods?

Apr 18, 2019

Happiness for Sale: Dispatches from the Happiness Industrial Complex

Apr 18, 2019

Valerie Marie
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a Few Words

In the Age of On-Demand Everything, there is Still Magic in a Road Trip with Radio

In a moment of temporary insanity, my husband and I decided that it would be a great idea to pack our six month old Australian cattledog…

Apr 16, 2019

In the Age of On-Demand Everything, there is Still Magic in a Road Trip with Radio

Apr 16, 2019

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Dialogue & Discourse

New Zealand Took Immediate Action After the Christchurch Shootings. Why Can’t We?

After a self-proclaimed white supremacist opened fire on two separate mosques in Chistchurch on March 15, 2019, leaving fifty dead and an…

Apr 13, 2019

New Zealand Took Immediate Action After the Christchurch Shootings. Why Can’t We?

Apr 13, 2019

Valerie Marie

Valerie Marie

Searching for meaningful connection. Writing about culture, philosophy, psychology, politics, and personal growth. Email at valeriemarie24601@gmail dot com

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