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Our time runs out: Portland roundup
Routines, reflections, and favorites from three months living in the same spot
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What does "gossip" mean?
And how bad (or actually productive and prosocial) is it?
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Happy third wedding anniversary!
On almost getting married young, then actually getting married young, and celebrating dates
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My interview with Carol Mithers, author of Rethinking Rescue
It's finally live! An in-depth conversation about the ties between human and domestic animal welfare
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Ways we've gone increasingly feral
Cliché: We moved into a van... and Sean started making his own granola.
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Carpe noctem: Notes on The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklöf
"Henceforth if you want me after sunset you will only find me by candlelight." ★5
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There is no finish line
I want to be done so I can be loved. Maybe the ultimate checklist is separating the two.
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On post-vacation overwhelm
And emotional complexity and internet authenticity and etc etc etc
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Vignettes from a trip to my hometown
Nine nights, three flights, and alllll of the emotions
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Wonder beyond my little black mirror
Moving into a van amplified my passion for screen-free time—but it's remiss not to acknowledge how often fully logging off isn’t possible in our modern…
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Grief memoirs and chronic illness
Speed reading sad tales, whispering "thank you" for the feelings, and finally writing something about my mom's rheumatoid disease
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Reflecting on my laser eye surgery anniversary
One of the best (albeit also scariest) things I’ve done. Thoughts on optimization, happiness/guilt, and remembering there's still more to life than…
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