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What is a Good Salary Anymore?
What is a Good Salary Anymore?
And is every state turning into California?
Tom Darlington
Jun 7
What My Son Doesn’t Understand
What My Son Doesn’t Understand
His difficult teen years have been a labor of love
David J. Elrod
Jun 7
I Hiked the Longest Coast Path in the World
I Hiked the Longest Coast Path in the World
This soon-to-be-completed thru-hike will be over three times longer than the longest coast path in the world
James Lloyd
Jun 7
How I’ve Been Chasing After the Cinema in Portugal
How I’ve Been Chasing After the Cinema in Portugal
A walk through Alfama opened my eyes after a long time of having them sealed shut
Sam
Jun 6
The Rewilding of My Soul
The Rewilding of My Soul
The prologue from my book, The Trail to Nowhere: Life and Death Along the Colorado Trail.
Quentin Septer
Jun 6
The Day I Took in a Stranger
The Day I Took in a Stranger
When best intentions meet worst expectations
Douglas Morrione
Jun 6
How I Catch a ‘Readworm’
How I Catch a ‘Readworm’
Write a story that sticks to your reader’s mind
Rui Alves
Mar 25
What We Hope for From our Writers Here At Engage
What We Hope for From our Writers Here At Engage
The one thing that makes you unique among machines
Henry India Holden💖
Mar 12
Can’t Say This
Can’t Say This
An echo from deep within a conflicted oddball
William
Jun 6
When an Earthquake Was the Least of My Worries
When an Earthquake Was the Least of My Worries
The haunting backstory to my promotion
Isabella Solcà
Jun 6
A Bad Experience Wild Camping
A Bad Experience Wild Camping
I should have known there would be trouble, but I had nowhere else to go.
James Lloyd
Jun 5
Thank You, Mattel. Nothing Is Insignificant When You Love It
Thank You, Mattel. Nothing Is Insignificant When You Love It
Grabbing joy and hope any way, anywhere
Henry India Holden💖
Jun 5
The True Value of Being a Hoarder Can Be Worth It
The True Value of Being a Hoarder Can Be Worth It
Everyone is a hoarder, but knowing what to keep is what matters
Tom Handy
Jun 5
My Motherhood Road
My Motherhood Road
Coping with my son’s lying and his drug use
Michelle B.Lind
Jun 4
A Weekend at The Pathfinder School
A Weekend at The Pathfinder School
A survival experience
Alex Heninger
Jun 4
Why I Love Dolls Even Though I’m Sixty Years Old
Why I Love Dolls Even Though I’m Sixty Years Old
We all have to love something that keeps us going
Grace Mary Power
Jun 4
Why Do We Share?
Why Do We Share?
Finding value in the process
Ronald Smit
Jun 3
Life Lessons from a Houseplant
Life Lessons from a Houseplant
What a dying houseplant taught me about self-care, self-love, compassion, and acceptance.
Quentin Septer
Jun 3
Will You Remember Me? Reflections on Time & Love
Will You Remember Me? Reflections on Time & Love
What the Bigleaf Maple saw
Henry India Holden💖
Jun 3
I’ll Never Get Over Losing My Mom and It’s OK
I’ll Never Get Over Losing My Mom and It’s OK
How can you realistically get over losing a loved one?
Danielle Ramos-Sullivan
Jun 3
Does Attitude Really Make a Difference?
Does Attitude Really Make a Difference?
A look into whether or not having a positive or negative attitude makes or breaks an experience
Theresa Chau
Jun 2
Budgeting Can Break a Business
Budgeting Can Break a Business
Most organisations build budgets based on increments on prior year budgets to cover changed costs or additional service obligations.
Ian Beckett MSc
Jun 1
When Fear Knocked
When Fear Knocked
I opened the door myself
Wm Raff
Jun 1
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama on the Loss of Her Mother, Marian
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama on the Loss of Her Mother, Marian
From a fellow heartbroken daughter
Danielle Ramos-Sullivan
Jun 1
Walk A Short Way With Me
Walk A Short Way With Me
An act of grace
Joel R. Dennstedt
Jun 1
Here’s One Scary Thing That Happens When You Check Off Most Of Your Bucket List
Here’s One Scary Thing That Happens When You Check Off Most Of Your Bucket List
The list only gets more complicated
Tom Handy
May 31
Nature Entices and Entrances
Nature Entices and Entrances
Ready for man or bear in the woods
Jl Millis
May 30
Where Is The Damn Car?
Where Is The Damn Car?
When you park it…somewhere
The Wandering Mind
May 29
Perfect is an Empty Target
Perfect is an Empty Target
How I learned the hard way to stop aiming at it.
Jackie Duden
May 29
Are Those Your Kids Running Amok?
Are Those Your Kids Running Amok?
If so, relax. They are quite normal.
Sandra Plourde
May 29
The Funniest Response to Road Rage I’ve Ever Seen
The Funniest Response to Road Rage I’ve Ever Seen
Truth is stranger than fiction, and funnier too, trust me…
Rachel A Fefer
May 29
Toward a Longer Now, into a Better Future
Toward a Longer Now, into a Better Future
“I think we’re…so far away from that, that uh — not even on my radar screen.” “How far away?” “Far enough that it’s — “ “Seven more…
Lisa Schamess
May 28
They Told My Mother She Couldn’t Have Pie
They Told My Mother She Couldn’t Have Pie
But I made sure she could
Conni Walkup Hull
May 28
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