What Eminem taught me about SEO and authenticity
Finding the real Slim Shady in an world of infinite mediocre copies
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Rough Drafts
Essays and blog posts I've written that haven't been published elsewhere yet
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Breathwork to breakthrough: Embracing creative freedom for post #2000
How getting sick on Christmas led to a creative rebirth.
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What matters now
As I sit at my desk this morning, I am thinking about what really matters.
Peace. Honest, clear communication. Showing
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Self-portrait with eyes closed
How self-presentation works: We feel scribbly, off-center, full of flaws and missing pieces. But to others, we may seem pretty coherent.
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Fifth Sun
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend Camilla Townsend has pulled off a remarkable magic trick in this book, reconstituting the Mexica empire with an amazing level of detail and sensitivity. It makes the Aztecs feel like a real people, with a vibrant and complex culture, instead
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The tree with the lights in it
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars It took many months for me to finish reading this book, as I could only manage it in small doses. Dillard writes with an intensity level that starts around 7 or 8 and cranks up to 11 by the end of each […]
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Zen, death, love, and an exorcism.
Love and Fear: Stories from a Hospice Chaplain by Renshin Bunce My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Zen Buddhist chaplain’s memoir, with many stories shining light on what it means to die, and some of the many different ways it can happen. Written with a gentle, understanding, open heart, and a knack for tell
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I have heard the toadfish singing.
The toadfish sits on the bottom of the sea, singing a song of love.
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Walking through a shitstorm.
One day, during the early days of COVID-19, I walked through a cloud of aerosolized sewage.
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Either way, you get your pet back.
My advice is simple: Do not request a teddy bear made out of your deceased loved one's shirt.
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