We are on the precipice of a new era of journalism, and it is our responsibility, as people with privilege and/or power, to usher it in gracefully.
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We are on the precipice of a new era of journalism, and it is our responsibility, as people with privilege and/or power, to usher it in gracefully.
Read MoreA whole post written on a treadmill.
Read More“Those old notebooks (plural because, I guess if we’re being honest, there’s also the dream journal I haven’t really done much with; and then that nature / prose book I was going to do little watercolors in) represented a past self. A WORSE self.”
Read MoreWhy we went to Omaha when we had the world at our fingertips.
Read More2018 was fucking crazy.
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Read MoreA cautionary tale.
Read MoreMaybe this year I will take a holiday from Christmas.
Read MoreThe key to learning how to watercolor is to keep watercoloring. But when that fails, here are a few fool-proof tips.
Read MoreI am in love with a person named Luke and this is a blog entry that is just only about that.
Read MoreAs you start the academic year, vow to always have your backpack exactly the way you want to have it.
Read MoreWhat would happen if you released the story that you are not good enough just as you are? And why is it so difficult to do?
Read MoreI know that the praying thing makes a lot of you a little queasy. And this makes sense, because religion has historically been oppressive, exclusionary, or, at best, something to appropriate. But, dangerous as it may be, I’m coming out as someone who prays.
Read MoreToday is a big day.
Read MoreA primer for people not actually looking to tune pianos, but who are looking for the deeper lessons that piano tuning might bring a person. Also, I mean, there is SOME information in here on tuning pianos. I wouldn’t call this the end-all-be-all guide, but it’s not NOT useful.
Read MoreFrom the mind of a person who gives way too many.
Read MoreHere is what our house looks like. I mean, ..., right?
Specifically, how to buy a house that is falling apart, in the middle of winter, in Chicago — when you can’t afford it and your lease isn’t up until July.
Read MoreThe winter is as bad as you think it is; actually, it's worse. I give you permission to say no, stay inside, and take care of yourself until things start to thaw.
Read MoreThere are four monsters who are keeping you from writing, and I know how you can battle them.
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