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A Conversation That Changed Me From a Clueless Teen to a Conscious Adult
A Conversation That Changed Me From a Clueless Teen to a Conscious Adult
A tale of two paths and the importance of self-discovery
Gaurav Dahiya
Mar 29
Why Do We Humans Find Animal Behavior So Funny?
Why Do We Humans Find Animal Behavior So Funny?
Animal-driven humor
Tovah Rainsong
Mar 28
The Dilemma of Multitasking
The Dilemma of Multitasking
One year of work yields two years of experience
Junliang.Deng
Mar 28
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Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” — And The Myopia That Followed
Donald Trump’s “Bloodbath” — And The Myopia That Followed
Whatever happened to fact checking?
Mofrad Muntasir
Mar 28
The Phoenix Rises From My Ashes Too
The Phoenix Rises From My Ashes Too
A poem
Runa Heilung 🌻
Mar 28
The Sandwich No One Wants
The Sandwich No One Wants
Being part of the Sandwich Generation means lots of goodbyes
Mindi Boston
Mar 28
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You Can’t Get a Decent Omelet in This Town
You Can’t Get a Decent Omelet in This Town
Farm-to-table once thrived in American cities
Andrew Jaye
Mar 21
99 Poems in 99 Days
99 Poems in 99 Days
And I’m not going to stop
Gary Chapin
Mar 18
The Little Prince — How Did I Miss Out On This Famous Book?
The Little Prince — How Did I Miss Out On This Famous Book?
It’s what the world needs now
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Mar 18
Italian Impressions
Italian Impressions
Reconcile the past with the present in the most unexpected ways
E. M. Hoble
Mar 18
Mirrored Realities
Mirrored Realities
A watchful eye
Michael M. Brownstein
Feb 29
If Mama Had Not Married Mr. Everett
If Mama Had Not Married Mr. Everett
Moves we make in our life today can affect generations to come
Edwina Owens Elliott
Feb 26
How Do You Care for Your Student Who Is Mourning the Loss of His Mother To Cancer?
How Do You Care for Your Student Who Is Mourning the Loss of His Mother To Cancer?
Explaining death to children
Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
Feb 22
Interested In a Winning Strategy for Wordle?
Interested In a Winning Strategy for Wordle?
Give mindfulness a shot
Kris Downey
Feb 17
Why You Should Be Inspired By Ava DuVernay
Why You Should Be Inspired By Ava DuVernay
How art has the capacity to change the world for the better
Michael Toby
Feb 9
Winter Cat
Winter Cat
Under Northern Sky
Ulf Wolf
Feb 5
I’m a Foreigner in The World
I’m a Foreigner in The World
A world where nothing quite makes sense
Obinna Uruakpa
Jan 30
Why Living a Simple Life Is Not So Simple Anymore
Why Living a Simple Life Is Not So Simple Anymore
A small change that brought big results
Vo Danilov
Jan 26
The Earth That Sustains Life Is Sacred
The Earth That Sustains Life Is Sacred
Do good to all Men and the Earth while you can
Obinna Uruakpa
Jan 23
My Color Blue Smells Funny on You
My Color Blue Smells Funny on You
Litany for the forsaken stories
Rui Alves
Jan 20
Finding My Way Home in the Cold
Finding My Way Home in the Cold
I realized early how thin the line was between us and those less fortunate
Mindi Boston
Jan 18
Pupusas, Tai Chi, and Knitted Dachshunds— Stories from a Multicultural Senior Community
Pupusas, Tai Chi, and Knitted Dachshunds— Stories from a Multicultural Senior Community
Their efforts at connectedness stood at constant odds with the loneliness that threatens to engulf members of the aging population
Eleni Stephanides
Jan 17
My Big Fat American Name
My Big Fat American Name
You can escape your future
Andrew Jaye
Jan 12
Come Again Into Your Present Reality
Come Again Into Your Present Reality
Is our shared memory a recurrent mass psychogenic illness?
Anwar Hahj Jefferson-George
Jan 12
Doing What Needs to Be Done
Doing What Needs to Be Done
Transcending the constraints of daily life
Obinna Uruakpa
Jan 8
The Surprising Journey of the Soul
The Surprising Journey of the Soul
An eccentric prose poem about choices
Patrick Metzger
Jan 7
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