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The briefcase of my youth.
Packing up my mother's apartment, and unpacking my past
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we are in a space without a map
Living in a State of Dislocation
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is cruelty addictive?
Humans, psychopathology, and the sadistic urge.
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How Grief Made Us More Creative Than Ever
On Chaos and the Turning of the Year
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the world's most dangerous Christmas cookie
On Holiday Cheer and Spanish Fly
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July 1940: A word from E.B. White
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the things we almost do
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what I know
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intention
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The Permission Workbook: On Writing About Someone You Don't Like
It's going to happen, and here are a few things to think about when it does.
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On Getting Up Early in December
Medical Gaslighting and Why It Took Me A Month to Stand Up for Myself
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on giving old things for Christmas
In Praise of the Ancient [RECIPE]
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The things that stay
My home as I have known it.
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The Permission Workbook: On Finding Magic in the Mundane
A note to all of you: Apologies for this delayed workbook post.
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You’re not supposed to be feeling this way.
On the absurdity of physical pain and sorrow
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only so many mornings to look around and love
My mother left us last Wednesday.
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In the Bardo with My Mother
On grief both personal and public
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Can Gardens Feel Our Dread? [RECIPE]
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