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  • I’ve Witnessed Hundreds of Deaths in The Past Year

    I’ve Witnessed Hundreds of Deaths in The Past Year

    Each one of them has induced eye-opening self-talk about mortality — of my own, and my close ones.
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    Akshad Singi
    Jun 2
    A Christmas Lyft to IHOP

    A Christmas Lyft to IHOP

    “hey sorry i haven’t returned your texts. i’ve been in a really bad place recently (denver).” — @kassoysauce
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    Ben Kassoy
    Jun 2
    Are You Okay with Being Fat, or Not?

    Are You Okay with Being Fat, or Not?

    There is a bone-deep exhaustion wrought by living in a world that doesn’t fit, and never will.
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    Rachael Hope
    May 31

    My Life in Song: Processing Grief Through the 1992 Hit Disney Musical, “Newsies”

    Shimmying my way through childhood abuse, suicidal thoughts and depression.
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    Rachel Inberg
    May 28
    We Are Not Our Things

    We Are Not Our Things

    When my daughter died, I clung tightly to her things. After my neighbor’s foreclosure, I began to let go of them.
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    Jacqueline Dooley
    May 28
    Snapshots of the Migration Estrangement That Tore My Asian-American Family Apart

    Snapshots of the Migration Estrangement That Tore My Asian-American Family Apart

    Two consolation letters, two fathers lost across the Pacific divide
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    Aimee Liu
    May 27
    Just do 3 things. That’s it! You’re a Success, my Friend.

    Just do 3 things. That’s it! You’re a Success, my Friend.

    I don’t remember where I heard it but I do remember when: my dad had died about two weeks before, and I was scrambling in the maelstrom of…
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    Savala Nolan
    May 26
    In the Line of Fire: How My Best Friend’s Death Taught Me to Live

    In the Line of Fire: How My Best Friend’s Death Taught Me to Live

    Facing survivor’s guilt, finding redemption, and learning to embrace life after the ultimate sacrifice
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    Benjamin Sledge
    May 24
    Congratulations to All the Participants but I Have Once Again Won the Colonoscopy Contest

    Congratulations to All the Participants but I Have Once Again Won the Colonoscopy Contest

    Notes on a Colossal Colonoscopy Competition
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    Andrew Knott
    May 18
    Meditation and Me, Me, Me

    Meditation and Me, Me, Me

    A funny thing happened on the way to enlightenment
    Go to the profile of Vivian McInerny
    Vivian McInerny
    May 17
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