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Ten years ago, I had just returned to my parents' house after working on an organic farm on the coast of Maine, and I was about to join my brother on a road trip down the Rocky Mountains from Calgary to Grand Teton. In my downtime, I was learning how to slackline in my backyard, putting heel in fron...
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Modern Friendship
Almost ten years ago, I got an email unlike one I'd ever gotten before. It was from my friend Patrick who had written a personal missive about the recent ups and downs of his life. In a world where people were almost competitively busy, conversations often didn't have the time or space they needed t...
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Reflection on 2013
Almost a year ago, I wrote a speech that embodied the most important and salient points I had learned in college. I tried to distill that into some sort of worldview about the coming post-graduate years that I could share with those around me as we left the comfort of our university pond to navigate...
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Reflection on 2012
I did this [last year](/writing/2011-reflection-on-2011) and it felt great. So, again. What set this year apart?...
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Reflection on 2011
Another year etched in stone, the next, a blank slate. Living in the northern latitudes, I welcome with slight resignation this reliable herald of the passage of time: Winter. Each year brings its own, recognized by foggy breath, shedding clouds, and holiday spirit. However, the season alone doesn't...
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