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  • The Trumpet Man

    The Trumpet Man

    And the sound that stopped traffic
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    Maria Garcia
    May 1
    Why Don’t We Let Winter Wrap Its Arms Around Us?

    Why Don’t We Let Winter Wrap Its Arms Around Us?

    Instead of trying to hide from it
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Feb 2
    If It’s Over, Then It’s Over

    If It’s Over, Then It’s Over

    Is this what they mean about not getting too attached to something?
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Jan 23
    Hello, Is Anybody On the Other Side of the Screen?

    Hello, Is Anybody On the Other Side of the Screen?

    Online interactions are taking a new form as AI gets chattier
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    Maria Garcia
    Jan 11
    Sleep Hygiene is the Next Newest Thing I’ve Heard Of

    Sleep Hygiene is the Next Newest Thing I’ve Heard Of

    Who’s ready for another wellness trend that will get us through all this?
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Dec 20, 2024
    Society May Not Be Interested In Your Boundaries, But You Should Be

    Society May Not Be Interested In Your Boundaries, But You Should Be

    Give yourself a minute
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    Maria Garcia
    Nov 11, 2024
    Don’t Be ‘Productive’ If It’s Not In Season

    Don’t Be ‘Productive’ If It’s Not In Season

    Going with the natural ebb and flow of the seasons
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    Maria Garcia
    Nov 1, 2024
    I Had My Own Lane Today

    I Had My Own Lane Today

    It’s the small victories of the present moment, sometimes
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Oct 22, 2024
    The Age of Information Is Killing Us, Softly

    The Age of Information Is Killing Us, Softly

    Mental gymnastics are ruining our capacity for empathy
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    Maria Garcia
    Oct 17, 2024
    Finding it During the Cracks in the Day

    Finding it During the Cracks in the Day

    If it’s important to you to write, you’ll find the time in unlikely places
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Oct 11, 2024
    Don’t Waste Time, Spend It Intentionally

    Don’t Waste Time, Spend It Intentionally

    Your priorities may change, but one thing always stays the same
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    Maria Garcia
    May 14, 2024
    If Anyone Needs Anything, I’ll Be at a Writing Workshop

    If Anyone Needs Anything, I’ll Be at a Writing Workshop

    By myself, at my place.
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    May 4, 2024
    The New People Upstairs and Their Nights of Quiet Debauchery

    The New People Upstairs and Their Nights of Quiet Debauchery

    There’s a party in 1903
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Apr 19, 2024
    I Re-Read All 236 of My Medium Articles

    I Re-Read All 236 of My Medium Articles

    And I realized that in fact, I’m not a hamster
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    Maria Garcia
    Apr 17, 2024
    No, I Haven’t Watched the Show You Watched and Want to Talk About

    No, I Haven’t Watched the Show You Watched and Want to Talk About

    How can the quality of our interaction be connected with my ability to keep up with everything on TV?
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Mar 30, 2024
    The Ending Doesn’t Really Matter

    The Ending Doesn’t Really Matter

    That’s not why you watch the movie or read the book
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    Maria Garcia
    Mar 14, 2024
    Good News From the Younger Grades

    Good News From the Younger Grades

    A quick lesson in conflict resolution that many of us could use
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Mar 7, 2024
    Be More Like a Crockpot And Less Like a Microwave

    Be More Like a Crockpot And Less Like a Microwave

    I dare tnplug and slow-cook your life
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    Maria Garcia
    Mar 6, 2024
    Online Grieving In the Age of Entitlement

    Online Grieving In the Age of Entitlement

    Healing vicariously through others, and expecting them to do it better
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    Maria Garcia
    Mar 5, 2024
    Why Does A Photograph Of The Sunset Feel Nothing Like A Sunset?

    Why Does A Photograph Of The Sunset Feel Nothing Like A Sunset?

    A picture may be worth a thousand words, but is it worth a thousand sunsets?
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    Maria Garcia
    Mar 4, 2024
    The Productivity Bros Don’t Know What They’re Talking About

    The Productivity Bros Don’t Know What They’re Talking About

    But set your alarm and get up early
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Mar 4, 2024
    Opening Hours: On Life After Netflix

    Opening Hours: On Life After Netflix

    They are sorry to see me go
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Mar 1, 2024
    My Army of Coaches

    My Army of Coaches

    An entire industry built around telling us what to do and how to do it
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Feb 28, 2024
    And That’s How They Got Me

    And That’s How They Got Me

    How bookshop.org combined sweet talk and high pressure to get me to buy more books from them
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Feb 27, 2024
    You, Me, Freud and the Oceanic Feeling

    You, Me, Freud and the Oceanic Feeling

    The search for the right words to describe…something. Or everything.
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    Scott-Ryan Abt
    Feb 22, 2024
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