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Kissing on camera
The reaction afterwards tells us everything we need to know: the shrinking, the disappearing, the instant shallow apology.
Jul 20, 2025
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Cary J Hansson
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Learning to walk.
I know it’s been a while.
Jul 13, 2025
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Cary J Hansson
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Brief and necessary encounters.
I’ve been on the move again.
Dec 1, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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In praise of disposable tweezers.
Jan 13, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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What's water? said the fish.
Oct 20, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Flight paths
Jan 20, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Learning to walk.
Jul 13, 2025
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Cary J Hansson
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Puppies in the window
Feb 3, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Brief and necessary encounters.
Dec 1, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Sandy toes & alphabet clouds.
Ever heard the phrase: work smarter, not harder?
Nov 17, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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What's water? said the fish.
I’m in a situation where I need to trust someone implicitly.
Oct 20, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Finding Narnia
This last week in Sweden, I’ve been swimming every morning, in every kind of weather.
Aug 31, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Puppies in the window
(Or internet dating)
Feb 3, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Flight paths
Years ago, in the final months of my first marriage I bought a lovely duck-egg blue tablecloth.
Jan 20, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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In praise of disposable tweezers.
They say that change is as good as a rest, which is welcome news … because the two weeks I took off from 5 minute reads, wasn’t a rest.
Jan 13, 2024
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Cary J Hansson
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Years that answer
‘There are years that ask questions and years that answer.’
Dec 20, 2023
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Cary J Hansson
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The Secret Superpower of Midlife: Part 3
This week, it’s really just for the laughs.
Dec 13, 2023
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Cary J Hansson
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Paper stars.
Yesterday I found myself wandering through the Christmas section of a nearby department store.
Dec 6, 2023
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Cary J Hansson
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