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No Hard Feelings, Just Another Draft

No Hard Feelings, Just Another Draft

A realist’s guide to rejection and the joy of re-trying
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Natasha MH
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I Am a Cage in Search of A Bird

I Am a Cage in Search of A Bird

Seasonal struggles with emptiness and self-inflicted social isolation
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Reclaiming a Piece of Ourselves

Reclaiming a Piece of Ourselves

A hymn to quiet ownership and rituals remade
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Natasha MH
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Approach Writing As A Craft, Or It’s Just A Hobby

Approach Writing As A Craft, Or It’s Just A Hobby

The path to a life in stories starts with telling what you know, from a unique point of view
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David Todd McCarty
Finding The Idea In Your Story

Finding The Idea In Your Story

The purpose of writing is to present new ideas that have the power to change minds
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David Todd McCarty
I Gotta Be Me

I Gotta Be Me

The lack of originality in human consciousness is distressingly appalling and surprisingly comforting
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David Todd McCarty
Exploring Your Own Backyard

Exploring Your Own Backyard

Discovering a wealth of material right under your nose by wandering around familiar ground
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David Todd McCarty
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Margaret Dean

Margaret Dean

A curious wanderer in rural Australia finds her voice
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David Todd McCarty
Gayathri Thiyyadimadom

Gayathri Thiyyadimadom

A special blend of contemporary literature and social activism
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Natasha MH
LATEST STORIES FROM OUR WRITERS
Of Lace and Liberation

Of Lace and Liberation

Spring cleaning the self
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Natasha MH
Why I Let Myself Go Hungry Instead of Asking for Help

Why I Let Myself Go Hungry Instead of Asking for Help

I stopped being my parents’ expense and became their investment
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Aniket Anand
The Cruelty of Indifference

The Cruelty of Indifference

How systems erase the lives they refuse to acknowledge
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Natasha MH
Rap, Anxiety, And Kids On Drugs

Rap, Anxiety, And Kids On Drugs

A meditation on writer’s block, addiction, and vulnerability
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Gaël Muteba
The Warmth Economy

The Warmth Economy

Redefining ambition as a daily act of quiet triumph
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Natasha MH
Fueling The Creative Furnace With Spite

Fueling The Creative Furnace With Spite

Exploring how motivating failure and rejection can be
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David Todd McCarty
I Really Shouldn’t Be Telling You Any Of This

I Really Shouldn’t Be Telling You Any Of This

My misadventures in the publishing trade, trying to stand out while fitting in
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David Todd McCarty
If You’re Failing As A Writer, You’re On the Right Path

If You’re Failing As A Writer, You’re On the Right Path

The key is to fail differently next time
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John Pucay
Now Is Now

Now Is Now

Power of now in a world driven mad with stress and ambition
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
What To Write About When You Have Nothing Left To Say

What To Write About When You Have Nothing Left To Say

A meditation on what to write about it when you feel like you’ve said it all before
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David Todd McCarty
Obligations and Graduations

Obligations and Graduations

The art of navigating a complicated world of responsibilities with patience and grace
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David Todd McCarty
The Language Of Things Left Unsaid

The Language Of Things Left Unsaid

Some love runs too deep for words, too quiet for the world to hear
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Aniket Anand
The Time Before Time Began

The Time Before Time Began

Reflections on how you beat incredible odds
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Frank Ciavarella
When I Am Old

When I Am Old

Aging gracefully into quiet self-confidence
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David Todd McCarty
Imagination, Deposited

Imagination, Deposited

What starts as a child’s scribble becomes a quiet manifesto for imagination, autonomy, and magic
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Natasha MH
Sounds Like Somebody’s Got a Case of The Mondays!

Sounds Like Somebody’s Got a Case of The Mondays!

Watching the show — Nobody Wants This — to overcome corporate fatigue
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Privilege Has Many Faces

Privilege Has Many Faces

Tiny hands and big gaps on real education
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Natasha MH
The Lies I Told to Seem Okay

The Lies I Told to Seem Okay

Words returned when I stopped trying to force them out
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Aniket Anand
When a Vintage Bicycle Reveals the Journey

When a Vintage Bicycle Reveals the Journey

It’s not about the bike, it’s about the ride
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Geo Snelling
One Hour of Motion

One Hour of Motion

When Gabriel García Márquez and Pickleball collide
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Natasha MH
The Intoxicating Power Of No

The Intoxicating Power Of No

The power and responsibility of choosing your own path
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David Todd McCarty
When The Cafeteria Became My Classroom

When The Cafeteria Became My Classroom

What a plate of forgotten food taught me about belonging
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Aniket Anand
Seeking God in a Machine

Seeking God in a Machine

Turns out, I wasn’t looking for answers — just the freedom to ask
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Natasha MH
The Inheritance of Friendship

The Inheritance of Friendship

We first tried to copy, until we learned to be inspired
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Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Mowing The Lawn

Mowing The Lawn

The spiritual and psychological benefits of doing it yourself
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David Todd McCarty
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