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Full disclosure, this is my third crack at an essay this week.
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Stairway to Heaven
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Dec 15
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Stairway to Heaven
Once when I was four I was at a playground in New York City with my new pre-Kindergarten class.
Dec 13
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Dear Life
The podcast version
Dec 7
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Dear Life
It’s a funny thing the way we’re always marking time, or our place on the timeline.
Dec 4
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November 2025
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, Pig
The podcast version
Nov 24
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Person, Woman, Man, Camera, Pig
Once when I was twenty-five I was walk-running down the hallway of a high-rise building in New York City at 3 AM with my dog and as much of my stuff as…
Nov 20
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Make a New Plan, Stan
Get yourself free
Nov 14
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Man v Bear But Not Like That
The podcast version
Nov 10
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Man v Bear But Not Like That
Once when I was five, the woman who became my stepmom took me to FAO Schwarz.
Nov 7
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The I Behind the Eye
The podcast version
Nov 2
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October 2025
The I Behind the Eye
I’m in a weird space so this is probably going to be a weird essay, but these are weird times so we’ll just go with it.
Oct 31
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