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Why I Defend Guilty Clients

Why I Defend Guilty Clients

Years as a public defender taught me that guilty people are still people
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Michele Sharpe
Jun 1, 2020
My Dog Lay With Me at the Hour of My Death

My Dog Lay With Me at the Hour of My Death

She helped me survive with a new understanding of the world around us
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Christen O'Brien
May 29, 2020
How I Learned to Have Uncomfortable Conversations

How I Learned to Have Uncomfortable Conversations

I had 50 painfully uncomfortable conversations with strangers in NYC to practice being assertive under pressure. Here’s what I learned.
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Daniel Shiner
May 3, 2020
What 4 Years in Solitary Confinement Taught Me About Surviving Isolation

What 4 Years in Solitary Confinement Taught Me About Surviving Isolation

I turned my prison cell into a space of enlightenment, creativity, and higher learning
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Shaka Senghor
Mar 13, 2020
Confessions of an Obsolete Child Actor

Confessions of an Obsolete Child Actor

Being cast in ‘School of Rock’ was a defining moment in my life — for better or worse
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Rivkah Reyes
Mar 24, 2020
What I Learned About Survival When My Baby Died

What I Learned About Survival When My Baby Died

How an experience 17 years ago prepped me for the pandemic
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Kim Cooper Findling
Mar 23, 2020
The ‘Tiger King’ Informant Was My Coworker at Petco

The ‘Tiger King’ Informant Was My Coworker at Petco

A pet store-y about animals, friendship, and pot brownies
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April Swartz
Apr 14, 2020
Being a Telemarketer Saved My Life

Being a Telemarketer Saved My Life

Cold-calling 800 people a day gives you a rare window into human nature
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Alex C. Bonesteel
Mar 4, 2020
I Get Paid to Set Myself on Fire

I Get Paid to Set Myself on Fire

As a stunt performer, I’m trained in the meditative art of staying focused while I burn
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Glen Levy
Mar 16, 2020
How to Remain Connected to a World You Can’t Hear

How to Remain Connected to a World You Can’t Hear

Notes on losing my hearing in isolation
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Anna Held
Apr 21, 2020
I Was in a Cult, and Maybe You Were Too

I Was in a Cult, and Maybe You Were Too

Memoirs of a former Southern Baptist
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Hannah Lane
Feb 28, 2020
My Dad Helped Bring Inflatable Flailing Tube Men to Life

My Dad Helped Bring Inflatable Flailing Tube Men to Life

He engineered these dudes, but most people don’t even know his name
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Eden Dranger
Apr 27, 2020
My Daughter Was Born While I Was in Prison

My Daughter Was Born While I Was in Prison

This baby not only changed my life — she saved it
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Jessica Kent
May 9, 2020
Why I Chose to Have a Pimp

Why I Chose to Have a Pimp

I do not enjoy my job, but I’m thankful for it
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Lydia Caradonna
May 5, 2020
A Wedding-Shaming Facebook Page Hated on My Dress

A Wedding-Shaming Facebook Page Hated on My Dress

I thought my dress was perfect, but I knew it wouldn’t be for everyone
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Clare Cullen / Clisare
Apr 25, 2020
After Working on Mars, I’ll Never See Earth the Same Way

After Working on Mars, I’ll Never See Earth the Same Way

The red planet’s craters are as familiar to me as my yard
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Dr. Tanya Harrison
Apr 22, 2020
I’ve Lost My Livelihood Before, and This Is What I Learned

I’ve Lost My Livelihood Before, and This Is What I Learned

Reflections on the last time my life went silent
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Joanna Cohen
Mar 24, 2020
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