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Write For The Maze
Write For The Maze
Opening up my publication to the public
Michele Maize
Jul 11, 2024
Featured stories
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
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
Latest stories
Nothing in Life is Luck
Nothing in Life is Luck
Life is what you make of it
Anne Bonfert
Jan 13
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
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
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
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
Silencing the Craving: Healing Through Inner Voices
Silencing the Craving: Healing Through Inner Voices
How embracing my subpersonalities transformed my relationship with food and self
Barbara Carter
Oct 15, 2024
The Joy a New Puppy Can Bring Into Your Life
The Joy a New Puppy Can Bring Into Your Life
The beginning of a love story with a Golden boy
Michele Maize
Oct 14, 2024
The Most Interesting Question I’ve Ever Been Asked on a First Date
The Most Interesting Question I’ve Ever Been Asked on a First Date
It was something I’d pondered before
Andy Spears
Oct 8, 2024
Oktoberfest Is Not Just About the Fest, After All
Oktoberfest Is Not Just About the Fest, After All
On the verge of a breakup, festing is losing its draw
Melissa Rock
Oct 7, 2024
Marriage, Brazil, and Burning Sage
Marriage, Brazil, and Burning Sage
My wife is making me take this trip — alone
Chris Thompson
Sep 29, 2024
A Night When All the Cars Were Green
A Night When All the Cars Were Green
A childhood summer adventure made possible by an alcoholic haze
Andy Spears
Sep 24, 2024
Navigating Elementary School Bullies and ADHD
Navigating Elementary School Bullies and ADHD
I have to find balance between taking the backseat and taking action.
Becca CO 🌵
Sep 23, 2024
How I Stopped Dragging The Past With Me
How I Stopped Dragging The Past With Me
Dealing with the parts of life almost too heavy to bear
Barbara Carter
Sep 20, 2024
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