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My Father Named Me After Himself
My Father Named Me After Himself
Would my search for identity have been different if he hadn’t?
Milena Babic
Nov 27
How I Found My Place in the Universe
How I Found My Place in the Universe
On Friday at 7:49 AM. My cat helped
Jan M Flynn
Nov 26
My Father’s Legacy: A Moral Conscience
My Father’s Legacy: A Moral Conscience
From Asturias to Granada, A Journey to the Roots
Isabel María González Granda
Nov 26
How My Wife Helped an Immigrant Child Overcome the Trauma of Separation
How My Wife Helped an Immigrant Child Overcome the Trauma of Separation
Sometimes the way we address our social issues only serves to create more problems
Walter Rhein
Nov 14
How Wanting the World to Be Better Just Made Me Bitter
How Wanting the World to Be Better Just Made Me Bitter
The book Rich Dad, Poor Dad appalled and inspired me
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Oct 18
Demarcations
Demarcations
Where do we end and non-we begin?
Ulf Wolf
Sep 18
When A Writer Friend’s Post Almost Ruins My Zone-Out Scroll
When A Writer Friend’s Post Almost Ruins My Zone-Out Scroll
When you click, does it kill the vibe?
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Sep 18
My Aunt Fifí and Memory
My Aunt Fifí and Memory
“To remember is to throw a party for what is lost, to stop the lightning with a piece of wire.” — Antonio Lucas
Isabel María González Granda
Sep 10
The Short Drive Home
The Short Drive Home
My Childhood View of Two Different Worlds Only Minutes Apart
Osi I.
Sep 6
Finding Peace and Purpose Beside The Woman of the Sea
Finding Peace and Purpose Beside The Woman of the Sea
Reflections on love, understanding, acceptance, and mortality
Walter Rhein
Sep 3
My Children Can Never See the Sky Like I Did
My Children Can Never See the Sky Like I Did
Does change equal progress?
Geo Snelling
Aug 26
My Wild Red-Headed Boy and His Hot Pink Gum Boots
My Wild Red-Headed Boy and His Hot Pink Gum Boots
Why we can — and maybe should — walk away from Education as Institution
Alison Acheson
Aug 26
I’m Not Special — and Neither Are You
I’m Not Special — and Neither Are You
We are unique — not the only ones
Louise Foerster
Aug 26
Patriarchy by Principle (or Principal in this case): Are We Getting Any Better?
Patriarchy by Principle (or Principal in this case): Are We Getting Any Better?
What messages are we sending to the next generation?
Arpad Nagy
Jun 26
How to Live with the Mess Your Children Create
How to Live with the Mess Your Children Create
Reflections on household chaos and Imagination
Alison Acheson
Jun 25
How Every Moment Is a New Miracle in an Endless Series of Miracles
How Every Moment Is a New Miracle in an Endless Series of Miracles
Reflections on fishing an insect from the river
Walter Rhein
Jun 25
How an Act of Kindness Can Provide a Glimpse Into the Nature of Immortality
How an Act of Kindness Can Provide a Glimpse Into the Nature of Immortality
We spend our lives scattering seeds on a barren landscape in the desperate hope that some of them might survive
Walter Rhein
Jun 7
Oh, the Things Your Hands Have Done, the Things They’ve Seen
Oh, the Things Your Hands Have Done, the Things They’ve Seen
Lost in reflection at Grandma’s funeral
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Jun 7
The Simple Truth About the Stories We Tell
The Simple Truth About the Stories We Tell
And how it is in us to take charge of our future
Nadine Bjursten
Apr 29
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
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