Quality versus convenience. It is a question we ask ourselves every day. Some will argue: Status matters most to me. Others will parry: My time is what I value most. …
An Open Letter of Thanks to Road Race Supporters
There’s something about the crowd. It’s powerful, like a current that carries you along even when you think you can’t possibly find the strength to take another step. I’ve run three …
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The Greatest Literary Quotes on Love, Curated by Me
I’m a hopeless romantic. I can’t help it. I always have been, and it’s too late to try to find a cure for this mind-altering condition. Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, and Elizabeth Gaskell are to …
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What it Means to Be a Writer
What does it mean to be a writer? Let’s go to the official source of all words defined: …
Why I Have the Travel Bug
I couldn’t tell you the exact moment when I caught the travel bug. It could have happened while observing ancient temples in Mexico. Or while watching the sun set over the horizon of the Pacific Ocean …
The Songs that Define Our Adolescence
I have a theory that the songs that we fall in love with during our formative, adolescent years help to define the people we grow-up to become. Everyone has bands or songs that they listened to over …
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