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The Pursuit of Happiness, Vol. 3
“Happiness comes in small doses, folks. It’s a cigarette or a chocolate chip cookie or a five-second orgasm. That’s it,…
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Breaking the Cycle
Sometimes I am so comfortable in my routine that I get physical anxiety when I’m about to do anything out…
Hope Changes Everything
In the aftermath of my wife leaving, sometimes I would sob like a small child.
I spent so many years…
An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 8
Boys and girls grow up pretending to not like each other while playing together on schoolyard playgrounds.
The Boys vs.…
Misunderstood: The Rule of Thirds
My younger sister, a talented musician and vocalist, is afraid to write and share original music because she’s afraid of…
The Missing Motivation
People think I’m a good person, but really I’m not.
I don’t mean that I’m bad, like I hurt people…
Who Am I?
I glanced at the calendar.
The year is more than halfway over. That was fast.
Maybe my life is, too.…
The Gray Area
I prefer things to be black and white.
Good or bad.
Right or wrong.
When there are choices to be…
One Year Later, Vol. 2
I’m back in Illinois, where my father lives and where I typically visit twice a year to catch up with…
One Year Later
A year ago, I was crying at least once a week.
Drinking all the time, because distracted fun was the…
