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This Is How You Rest

In the delicate space between work and play — The longest day of the year has come and gone. Personally, I’m a fan of the winter solstice, because I like to say the sentence, “From here on out, we get a little more light every day until it’s summer.” Now it is summer. We’ve reached the summit, and from…

Self Care

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This Is How You Rest
This Is How You Rest

Jun 15

You Need 10 Different Pens

And they are these. — OK, computer-having modern human: you don’t feel like you really need a pen at all. Maybe one, if someone wants you to sign a document; but even then, wouldn’t they bring a pen, since this “ink signature” is so important to them? And hey, man, I get it: I like…

Writing

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You Need 10 Different Pens
You Need 10 Different Pens

Jun 10

In Defense of Playing Games on Your Phone

I especially love ‘Through The Ages.’ Here’s why. — Taking inventory of how you spend your hours, auditing and editing, etc., is a lifelong task, at least for most of us. You get a new job with a longer commute, and you have to let go of some of the hours you set aside for gardening. A new relationship…

Self Care

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In Defense of Playing Games on Your Phone
In Defense of Playing Games on Your Phone

Jun 10

How to Draw A Tree

An illustrated guide —

Comics

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How to Draw A Tree
How to Draw A Tree

How to Draw A Tree

An illustrated guide

All illustrations are by the author.

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Jun 7

Some Thoughts on the Conclusion of the 2021–2022 School Year

This year has been hard in a way that no year has ever been hard before. — I teach seniors at a public high school in Chicago, and their last day of school was Friday. Last year, I thought the students in the graduating class of 2021 had the hardest time of any class ever. They hadn’t gotten to set foot in a classroom for their entire…

School

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Some Thoughts on the Conclusion of the 2021–2022 School Year
Some Thoughts on the Conclusion of the 2021–2022 School Year

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·May 29

When Was the Last Time You Looked at Your Phone Contacts?

Why this is the one spring cleaning task you should take on this year — I got a new phone for my birthday, and, although phones now set themselves up through the mysterious sorcery of The Cloud, it felt like the right moment to clear out my contacts. My contact list has transferred over from phone to phone since I was in college. Somehow, some…

Self Care

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When Was the Last Time You Looked at Your Phone Contacts?
When Was the Last Time You Looked at Your Phone Contacts?

May 19

Are You Secretly Destroyed By Rejection?

We don’t like to talk about disappointment. Here’s to normalizing it. — Do you ever feel disappointed? I mean, of course you do. You live in the world, you have hopes that things will go one way and then they go another, and then there it is! But personally, disappointment is an emotion that I usually try to smother with shame; it’s…

Rejection

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Are You Secretly Destroyed By Rejection?
Are You Secretly Destroyed By Rejection?

May 10

Some Birds Are Named By And For White Supremacists

So I propose we come up with nicknames for the warblers (and I need your help!) — (TLDR: A lot of birds are named for white supremacists! I wanted to do a project where we collectively come up with fun nicknames for the warblers of North America so bird-watching season can feel safer and more fun for all people. Jump directly to this project and how it…

Birds

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Some Birds Are Named By And For White Supremacists
Some Birds Are Named By And For White Supremacists

Apr 26

The Most Important ‘Adulting’ Thing You Can Do Is Good To The Dentist

Seriously. It could save you tens of thousands of dollars. — I’ve always thought teeth — as individuals, or as a concept — were kind of, I don’t know, hip? Like, a character in a Wes Anderson film might have a little tooth in a little jar that she keeps in a knapsack, along with a manual about toasters, fleece socks…

Self Care

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The Most Important ‘Adulting’ Thing You Can Do Is Good To The Dentist
The Most Important ‘Adulting’ Thing You Can Do Is Good To The Dentist

Apr 25

I Grew Up In Portland, And I’m Done Hating On It

It’s easier to dislike something than to really miss it. — (A note: this piece was originally written in January of 2020, pre-pandemic. The sentiment remains.) First, two brief anecdotes, separated in time by twelve years. 2004: I lived in Portland, but I was about to leave to go to college. I was going to go to college with my high…

Portland

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I Grew Up In Portland, And I’m Done Hating On It
I Grew Up In Portland, And I’m Done Hating On It
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