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How I Learned to Love All My Articles Equally
How I Learned to Love All My Articles Equally
And achieve 360-degree fulfillment
Debdutta Pal
Feb 22
How to Change Your Career Path like a Pro
How to Change Your Career Path like a Pro
Crucial steps I took to move from different fields every year
Anggun Bawi
Feb 16
Why Black History Month Means More to me Now
Why Black History Month Means More to me Now
While I never considered myself a racist, it was not until last March that I realized I needed to become an anti-racist.
Shelley Karpaty
Feb 12
Can We Earn More Money and Still Keep Our Sanity?
Can We Earn More Money and Still Keep Our Sanity?
Times are tough, and if we don’t start doing something about our financial situation, there will be a disaster
Jason Weiland
Feb 9
My Dog’s Spay Forced me to Confront my Pet Anxiety
My Dog’s Spay Forced me to Confront my Pet Anxiety
In the center of the living room floor, our freshly spayed puppy slowly destroys her surgical collar.
Amanda Kay Oaks
Feb 8
Social Phobias, Prozac, and My Friend Hancock
Social Phobias, Prozac, and My Friend Hancock
Making Friends is Easier When Medicated
Eli Rodriguez
Feb 8
Grieving My Father Means Also Letting Go of Answers I’ll Never Get
Grieving My Father Means Also Letting Go of Answers I’ll Never Get
And accepting all the things left unsaid
Melissa-Jane Nguyen
Feb 5
A Tale of Grief and Relief
A Tale of Grief and Relief
It was the summer before grade 12, the sun rays were intense, seeping through the huge crescent window above the staircase; I was eagerly…
Prerna M
Feb 5
Writer’s Block is a Lie
Writer’s Block is a Lie
Sometimes, all you need is a little patience and hard work and you will never want for a new idea
Jason Weiland
Feb 4
Strong Like a Mother
Strong Like a Mother
Becoming a parent during a pandemic has taught me that I’m stronger than I ever thought possible.
Molly Coyle Shibley
Feb 4
I’m Not a Writing Success Because I Write Personal Essays
I’m Not a Writing Success Because I Write Personal Essays
I stopped writing to make money and started having fun again
Jason Weiland
Feb 3
Are We Doomed to Die With a Lifetime of Regret?
Are We Doomed to Die With a Lifetime of Regret?
Unless we unplug from the matrix that capitalism has created, we will live and die as slaves to money
Jason Weiland
Feb 1
Why Getting Back to the Grind Is Hard Every Time
Why Getting Back to the Grind Is Hard Every Time
And it’s Groundhog Day every day
Debdutta Pal
Feb 1
Anti-Anxiety Meds Can Drive You To The Edge
Anti-Anxiety Meds Can Drive You To The Edge
TW: Talks about suicide and mental health issues
Prerna M
Jan 30
I almost bailed on my first shoot as a freelance model
I almost bailed on my first shoot as a freelance model
TFP: ‘TFP usually stands for Trade For Print. A team — generally a photographer and a model (or models) — collaborates on a photography…
Emily Kotula
Jan 26
I Ended a 12 Year Friendship Over a Pregnancy
I Ended a 12 Year Friendship Over a Pregnancy
And I am not sorry.
Sidda Lee
Jan 22
I Don’t Love My Mom, But She Didn’t Love Me First
I Don’t Love My Mom, But She Didn’t Love Me First
Why we must not judge a child abuse survivor for the way they speak about their abuser.
Laura Fox
Jan 21
The Long and Winding Road
The Long and Winding Road
The Past is Just Around the Corner
Coneilwriter
Jan 21
Stop Killing Yourself for More “Stuff”
Stop Killing Yourself for More “Stuff”
More and different will never be enough so you better stop wasting your life trying to find it
Jason Weiland
Jan 20
Growing Up with an Unfortunate Last Name — and Why I Changed It
Growing Up with an Unfortunate Last Name — and Why I Changed It
What’s in a name? Quite a lot, it turns out.
Brad Stennerson
Jan 19
Netflix is Stupid, and I Hate It
Netflix is Stupid, and I Hate It
Life with, and without something that most people consider a necessary evil
Jason Weiland
Jan 17
Every Time Someone Leaves London
Every Time Someone Leaves London
A free verse poem (maybe).
Jim Esposito
Jan 4
Why Fall When You Can Fly?
Why Fall When You Can Fly?
When falling in love failed, I wished I’d disappear into the clouds instead.
Mindi Boston
Jan 4
The Real Santa Claus
The Real Santa Claus
It was Christmas Eve.
Jim Esposito
Dec 25, 2020
We Must Think About Dying Eventually
We Must Think About Dying Eventually
It’s time we turned off auto-pilot and started living our lives to the fullest potential
Jason Weiland
Dec 16, 2020
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