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Write For The Maze
Write For The Maze
Opening up my publication to the public
Michele Maize
Jul 11, 2024
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The Flames Are Too Close to Home
The Flames Are Too Close to Home
Comforting my daughter while watching the devastation unfold in my beloved state
Michele Maize
Jan 12
How I Manage My Temper Around My Children
How I Manage My Temper Around My Children
I used to be a yeller. Now I’m chill.
Becca CO 🌵
Jan 14
Latest stories
Winters Past-A Chilly Visual Journey
Winters Past-A Chilly Visual Journey
Places, people, and my personal polar views
Not Even Wine With Dinner
Jan 24
The Fear That Kept Me Stagnant For Years
The Fear That Kept Me Stagnant For Years
How I’m breaking free from the chains of my own mind
Jade Ekpo
Jan 22
Attitudes, Gratitudes, and Choice
Attitudes, Gratitudes, and Choice
Lessons from a cafe across the world
the_ anonymous_traveller
Jan 22
Changing How I Sleep to End a Lifetime of Chronic Mouth Breathing
Changing How I Sleep to End a Lifetime of Chronic Mouth Breathing
Because I cannot live like this forever
Carly Newberg
Jan 21
I Taught Him the Cardinal Directions, and He Taught Me To Lighten Up
I Taught Him the Cardinal Directions, and He Taught Me To Lighten Up
Teaching first graders online has been quite an adventure
Krista Rausin
Jan 20
Women Can Be Sociopaths, Too
Women Can Be Sociopaths, Too
A warning tale
Sondra Singer - Still Vital
Jan 20
Navigating the Teenage Maze: Watching My Sister Grow Up in a World I Don’t Recognize
Navigating the Teenage Maze: Watching My Sister Grow Up in a World I Don’t Recognize
Have you seen 13 Reasons Why?
Jade Ekpo
Jan 17
Nothing in Life is Luck
Nothing in Life is Luck
Life is what you make of it
Anne Bonfert
Jan 13
For One Minute, I Remembered Why I Used to Drink
For One Minute, I Remembered Why I Used to Drink
And a minute later, I was very glad I don’t anymore
Andy Spears
Jan 1
I'm Traveling Tomorrow, Wish Me Luck
I'm Traveling Tomorrow, Wish Me Luck
The “fun” of travel is no-more
Not Even Wine With Dinner
Dec 27, 2024
Contemplating Life in the Banda Sea
Contemplating Life in the Banda Sea
Our odds of existing are 400 trillion to 1 yet we still aren’t content
Chris Thompson
Dec 17, 2024
Stop Saying You Are “Feeling Some Kind of Way” and Own Your Emotions Instead
Stop Saying You Are “Feeling Some Kind of Way” and Own Your Emotions Instead
Our feelings have a mind of their own, so get to the bottom of them for a better understanding
Michele Maize
Dec 11, 2024
Academic Advising and The Hidden Curriculum
Academic Advising and The Hidden Curriculum
Helping students navigate an education system that isn’t designed for everyone
Melissa Rock
Dec 6, 2024
Yoga Truths-A Poem
Yoga Truths-A Poem
An instructors thoughts from the mat
Not Even Wine With Dinner
Dec 1, 2024
When You Live to Make Every Dream Come True
When You Live to Make Every Dream Come True
Try stopping me
Anne Bonfert
Nov 29, 2024
How to Dismantle an Addiction
How to Dismantle an Addiction
And reassemble your life
Andy Spears
Nov 29, 2024
Our Manufactured Lives
Our Manufactured Lives
Contrary to expert and popular opinion, our children don't need more therapists
Chris Thompson
Nov 29, 2024
My Mother Tried to Prove Me Crazy
My Mother Tried to Prove Me Crazy
Rather Than let me take responsibility for my actions
Barbara Carter
Nov 15, 2024
Stop Doing This at the Airport
Stop Doing This at the Airport
A real-time travel journal
Not Even Wine With Dinner
Nov 13, 2024
The Crucial and Formative Years Can Make or Break You
The Crucial and Formative Years Can Make or Break You
My new puppy provides deep insight into important growth patterns
Michele Maize
Nov 7, 2024
Hiking Through Fall in Texas
Hiking Through Fall in Texas
A photo story
Becca CO 🌵
Nov 1, 2024
No More ‘Shut Up and Put Up’
No More ‘Shut Up and Put Up’
Breaking free from emotional suppression and embracing self-respect
Barbara Carter
Oct 29, 2024
I Hate Being Cold, but I Started Cold Plunging to Ease My Chronic Pain
I Hate Being Cold, but I Started Cold Plunging to Ease My Chronic Pain
Desperate times call for desperate measures
Carly Newberg
Oct 21, 2024
Love is in the Air
Love is in the Air
How dates two through four went
Becca CO 🌵
Oct 17, 2024
I Feel Guilty for Neglecting My Garden This Year
I Feel Guilty for Neglecting My Garden This Year
But I’m learning to welcome growth and imperfection in the garden and beyond
Carly Newberg
Oct 15, 2024
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