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How Detective Rosa Diaz’s Superpowers Made New York City Safe for Women
How Detective Rosa Diaz’s Superpowers Made New York City Safe for Women
At last, the real story behind the end of Detective Diaz and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
J. F. Shumate, Reformed Know-It-All
Jul 23
Father Sang The Song
Father Sang The Song
A double feature via a Golden Shovel
Felipe Leon U.
Jul 23
How Can a Busy Professional Adopt Slow Living?
How Can a Busy Professional Adopt Slow Living?
Difficult but not impossible…
This Is Sophie Today
Jul 22
Did I Say He Was America’s Hitler?
Did I Say He Was America’s Hitler?
I did not have my jug of MAGA orange aid that day
James Morris, D.Min.
Jul 22
Four Women With a Rope, Saddle, and Horse
Four Women With a Rope, Saddle, and Horse
“A Story of Working Together”
Dale Edmonds
Jul 22
How Men Scare Off Potential Partners
How Men Scare Off Potential Partners
What not to say when dating a modern woman
Toni Crowe
Jul 21
Recently Boosted
A Bowl of Rice
A Bowl of Rice
A short story inspired by tyrants
Patty Kawasaki
Jul 9
A Cardinal’s Wings
A Cardinal’s Wings
…more than I could have wonderfully dreamed
Felipe Leon U.
Jul 1
Analyzing Personal Questions: How I Deny I Dared to Fall Asleep
Analyzing Personal Questions: How I Deny I Dared to Fall Asleep
How I field one of life’s most embarrassing questions
John Passadino, MBA
Jun 25
Seven Years of Multiple Sclerosis
Seven Years of Multiple Sclerosis
How I live and how my disease has progressed
Leila Johnson
Jun 24
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? Rethinking Maturity through a Neurodivergent Lens
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? Rethinking Maturity through a Neurodivergent Lens
Not all qualities associated with immaturity are inherently negative
Eleni Stephanides
Jun 20
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part II
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part II
Like the God of the Bible, who repented that he had made man, we repent that we have made our technologies.
Connor O'Leary
Jun 20
The Dis-ease of Disease
The Dis-ease of Disease
Those of us with chronic pain struggle with constant stress
Randall H. Duckett
Jun 20
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part I
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part I
We are threatened, not by a sudden atomic conflagration, but a slow, ever-increasing poverty of soul
Connor O'Leary
Jun 14
Let Them Call You Crazy While You Prove Them Wrong
Let Them Call You Crazy While You Prove Them Wrong
Despite its dismissive nature, being called crazy may indicate you are doing something right
Michael Toby
Jun 10
The Pop-Up That Cost Her Everything: How Mom Fell Victim to a Scam
The Pop-Up That Cost Her Everything: How Mom Fell Victim to a Scam
A cautionary tale about scams and the vulnerability of our parents
Rodney Lacroix
Jun 10
How Pain Is Like Ice Cream
How Pain Is Like Ice Cream
Both are indescribable
Randall H. Duckett
Jun 6
Is That All There Is?
Is That All There Is?
A simple question provoked an existential crisis
Mindi Boston
Jun 4
Don’t Get Me Started on Knees: A Guide to the Aches, Pains, and General Grumpiness of Aging
Don’t Get Me Started on Knees: A Guide to the Aches, Pains, and General Grumpiness of Aging
One man’s reflection on the metamorphosis of aging and how this all could have gone so wrong
Rodney Lacroix
May 30
Haters Gonna Hate — Anne Lamott Says, Keep Loving Yourself and Love the Haters Anyway
Haters Gonna Hate — Anne Lamott Says, Keep Loving Yourself and Love the Haters Anyway
But do the haters have to hate so loudly?
Carol Lennox
May 23
The Art of Passing Down Family Recipes and Life Advice Simultaneously
The Art of Passing Down Family Recipes and Life Advice Simultaneously
Stirring the pot of family history via cooking lessons
Toni Crowe
May 15
From Pain to Purpose — Healing Childhood Traumas in the Heart of Motherhood
From Pain to Purpose — Healing Childhood Traumas in the Heart of Motherhood
A Mother’s Day Reflection-Transforming Generational Trauma into a Legacy of Love
Solanyi Ulloa
May 13
Sonder at the Bus Stop
Sonder at the Bus Stop
Everyone has a Story
The Black Yogini
May 3
Pushing Past the Stigma of Medication for Mental Health
Pushing Past the Stigma of Medication for Mental Health
Sometimes you just can’t reason your way out of major depression on your own
Eleni Stephanides
May 3
Eclipse
Eclipse
In totality
Rebecca A. Barrett
Apr 28
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth
Desert Spirituality Is Life-Giving
Natalie Hanemann
Apr 24
Butterfly Effects — My Father’s Infidelity and Lessons in Tolerance, Love, and Trust
Butterfly Effects — My Father’s Infidelity and Lessons in Tolerance, Love, and Trust
Be mindful about your choices and how they can impact others
Michael Toby
Apr 19
Hello Espresso, It’s Me Andy
Hello Espresso, It’s Me Andy
Enlightenment from a black frothy brew
Andrew Jaye
Apr 17
Treat Your Journal Badly!
Treat Your Journal Badly!
It’ll make you a much better journaler
Gary Chapin
Apr 14
Don’t Like The View? Paint a New One!
Don’t Like The View? Paint a New One!
The refreshing power of a new perspective
Varsha Raj
Apr 13
Can You Keep Up With Your Fake Face?
Can You Keep Up With Your Fake Face?
Ain’t nothing like the fake thing, baby
Amy Sea
Apr 11
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