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Sep 296 min read

Cycles, karma, endings, and us

It's interesting when signs and signals show up again and again. I often seek them out, but I'm realizing lately that when we actually...

Jun 249 min read

It's so confusing sometimes

Charli was spot on when she said in the original version, "the internet would go crazy" if she and Lorde ever made music together.

Dec 11, 20236 min read

Trusting amid the turbulence

Most people are afraid of something - common phobias like heights or spiders or being in darkness are what immediately come to mind. But...

Nov 26, 20237 min read

All I want for Christmas is an end to overconsumption

A couple Christmases ago, my partner and I gathered all our new items, graciously gifted by our family, into the center of the living...

Nov 3, 20239 min read

Why you need media literacy, right now

The longer I sustain two careers - the one that actually makes me money (teaching high school English), and the passion project that...

Mar 7, 20238 min read

Are the kids alright?

Earlier this week, one of my colleagues sent a message in our English teachers' group chat. She told us that over 50% of her seniors were...

Feb 20, 20238 min read

"Compassion fatigue" and 5 essential remedies for overcoming it

Our world certainly has no shortcomings of bad news - take five minutes to scroll the front page of Reddit and you'll find the latest on...

Dec 19, 20225 min read

The holy pause

We've all been here to some degree, as artists and creatives: an idea that we are completely passionate about is born. We take the steps...

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