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I’m Not Paranoid About AI — I’m Grieving
I’m Not Paranoid About AI — I’m Grieving
How ChatGPT, DMX, and my father’s death revealed a global crisis of anticipatory grief
Todd Kirby
Apr 25
How Creativity Helps Us Share the Beauty Other People Cannot See
How Creativity Helps Us Share the Beauty Other People Cannot See
Capturing the essence of a subject also means capturing the essence of you
Walter Rhein
Apr 24
How Making Art Is the Mental Equivalent of a Deep Tissue Massage
How Making Art Is the Mental Equivalent of a Deep Tissue Massage
Sometimes the universe conspires to give you exactly what you need precisely when you need it
Walter Rhein
Apr 17
For People’s Kindness
For People’s Kindness
Because people can be kind, no matter what we used to think.
Colleen Addison
Apr 17
When You Hate Your Own Name — The Fallout, An Inauthentic Identity
When You Hate Your Own Name — The Fallout, An Inauthentic Identity
Especially when you’re the gayest of the Guays
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Apr 17
Fear Like the Power of Love is a Many Splintered Thing
Fear Like the Power of Love is a Many Splintered Thing
Which sets your intentions?
Toya Qualls-Barnette
Apr 11
A Single Piece of Paper, Pressed the Weight of Abandonment into My Bones
A Single Piece of Paper, Pressed the Weight of Abandonment into My Bones
It’s 51 years after her death, and for the first time, I feel a connection to a mother I never knew
Arpad Nagy
Apr 10
Home Isn’t A Place, But A Feeling
Home Isn’t A Place, But A Feeling
It’s created from moments of connection, understanding, and peace.
Matt Lillywhite
Apr 10
How Generations Are United by a Vibrant Thread of Imagination
How Generations Are United by a Vibrant Thread of Imagination
We must celebrate the lasting memories created through the simple act of play
Walter Rhein
Apr 10
I Was a Mobile Game Addict
I Was a Mobile Game Addict
How my obsession with an app helped me step back into the game of life
Hollie Harris
Apr 5
Why I’m Grateful to my Daughters For Creating Another Snow Day Miracle
Why I’m Grateful to my Daughters For Creating Another Snow Day Miracle
The hardest part of having a teenager is helping her understand she’s still allowed to experience joy
Walter Rhein
Apr 2
For the ill, for whom I care
For the ill, for whom I care
Everyone falls sick. What to do about it?
Colleen Addison
Mar 29
Is There a Foolproof Way to Find Yourself?
Is There a Foolproof Way to Find Yourself?
Because I’m a pretty big fool when it comes to self discovery
Linnea
Mar 25
How I Know That Magic Is Real and That Our Spirits Are Eternal
How I Know That Magic Is Real and That Our Spirits Are Eternal
I delight in scattering packets of joy throughout the world for strangers to find
Walter Rhein
Mar 24
Revisiting the Path
Revisiting the Path
The journey our souls take is wide and wild
David Graham
Mar 21
Profound Reflection
Profound Reflection
When an innocuous scribble causes you to reflect
David Graham
Mar 19
Asking Why
Asking Why
Pondering how we got here
David Graham
Mar 1
Lessons of Life from a Desert Rose
Lessons of Life from a Desert Rose
Finding connection in Iran’s Central Desert
Nadine Bjursten
Feb 27
How Learning to Embrace Diversity Can Change the Trajectory of Your Life
How Learning to Embrace Diversity Can Change the Trajectory of Your Life
A local cross-country ski race set me on the path to finding my authentic self
Walter Rhein
Feb 23
Who Do You Want to Be?
Who Do You Want to Be?
You don’t have to look far
Louise Foerster
Feb 21
Oh, I Try to Write Like Vincent van Gogh
Oh, I Try to Write Like Vincent van Gogh
And tell my stories as he told his
Joe Luca
Feb 21
How an Old Photo Can Provide Some Clarity on the Nature of Eternity
How an Old Photo Can Provide Some Clarity on the Nature of Eternity
I discovered a picture of my grandma and grandpa when they were young and beautiful
Walter Rhein
Feb 18
The newspaper story took me back
The newspaper story took me back
A few weekends back, I read an article about Conway, eight miles from Myrtle Beach: Cross burning in South Carolina stirs debate over…
Bill Evans
Feb 16
How Ignoring Unspoken Truth Will Conspire to Sabotage Your Life
How Ignoring Unspoken Truth Will Conspire to Sabotage Your Life
The things that are inappropriate for polite conversation often reveal the truth about your community that nobody wants to face
Walter Rhein
Feb 16
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