In the last 24 hours, I have had deep conversations with 5 different people, and intriguing online interactions with 3 more. Deeply grateful.
Not that anyone asked, or that I have any qualifications to make such decisions, but if I were the Newberg High track coach, I would put Maddie and MK in the 400, Emily [...]

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They were doing it again, chugging down the same track they had a thousand times before. Not really a train track… more like the track worn in their avocado green shag carpet, the path beaten down between the bedroom and the couch in the living room. Flattened by repeated use.
He had opened the first salvo, [...]

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I started this blog exactly five years ago, as a tool to prompt me to write more. My peak in terms of frequency of posts happened a little over a year later. I think my favorite post of all time is this one, and the ones that have been read by the most people are [...]

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beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppp…..
“Shall we call it?”
“I think so. Nothing at all since August 23, nothing original since March 23. I think it’s gone.”
“Ok. Time of death, 4:56…”
“NOOOOOOOOO! I refuse to give up. Give me the paddles!”
“Are you crazy? This blog has been down WAY too long.”
“Give me the paddles! CLEAR!”
[zap]
“Come on, charge it again! Charge it again! [...]

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