The Word of 2018: Light
As the years have gone by, I’ve gone through a few cycles of New Year’s rituals. As a child, I used to spread out things on my bed that reflected what I wanted in the new year. Unsurpri...
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Tag: humor
September Book Review
Welcome to the monthly book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! The Book: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson The Category: Biography In Three Words: Giant Apple...
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Friday Book Trio: Shakespeare, Confidence, Humor
In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Literary Fic...
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Quick-Quotes Friday #3: Wilde
Oscar Wilde: no other writer is capable of putting so much humor and poignancy into a single, simple sentence. Here are some of my favorites: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”...
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Little Steps Defeat Big Fears
Fear is a big, mysterious concept. We know it when we feel it, but we find it hard to explain where it comes from. (In that way, fear is a lot like bravery, another indefinable force that I wrote abou...
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What To Say To “Baby Encouragers”
It’s a fact of life: some people will always try to encourage you to take the next step on the ladder of traditional societal norms. When you start dating someone seriously, it’s “So...
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