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The Perfect Amount of Death
Austin Kleon starts every day by reading obituaries.
Not to be morbid.
Not to obsess about death.
Not to channel…
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The Man in the Mirror
I see him every morning when I step out of the shower.
We stare at one another again while I’m…
How Writing Brought Me Back to Life
I died a little the moment my wife told me over dinner she wasn’t sure she loved me anymore.
The…
The One Where Everything’s Different
At 4:37 a.m. Central Time, I turned 35.
I’m completely unfazed. I’m less interested and less affected by the occasion…
The Phantom Traffic Jams
You’re cruising down the highway, getting where you want to be.
Out of nowhere, you’re hitting your brakes.
Then, you’re…
Faster Than Sound
Bullets could do it.
Cannon balls could do it.
But no one knew whether a human being could do it.…
The Dream Weaver
As the clock ticked down on my marriage, I was a total wreck of a human being.
I faked it…
How to Get Lucky
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur, Dec. 7, 1854
The odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about…
Play ‘Til the Ninth Inning
Two horrible things happened to me after turning 30.
I lost my job.
And I lost my family.
In both…
The Vampire Test
Pablo Picasso was a vampire.
The famed artist had a talent and reputation for sucking energy from the people he…