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A Garden Never Dies
To everything there is a season, but for a brief stretch of October it is both a time for reaping and for sowing.
Oct 29
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Can You Be Sober If You Never Were An Alcoholic?
Josh: I think I’ve told you, Dee, that a little over a year ago, the very day that my ex and I decided that we would divorce, I stopped drinking.
Oct 1
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Home Is The Native Soil Of The Heart
Today’s essay is part of a new series including me, Latham Turner, Bowen Dwelle , Sincere American Writing, Dee Rambeau, and Lyle McKeany. In the past…
Sep 17
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Why I Run
Friends,
Sep 3
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Joshua Doležal
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Darkness and Light
A personal essay
Aug 6
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Catching Summer In My Pickle Jars
A little over a year ago, my ex and I sat down with our children to tell them that we would divorce.
Jul 23
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Hollywood Still Doesn't Get Montana
I have feelings about California actors playing Montana cowboys who look on mournfully as their way of life fades. By which I mean Yellowstone and, more…
Jul 2
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Out Of The Therapy Labyrinth
I made a dumb decision once in a baseball game. The score was tied after I’d doubled in a run, and I took a generous lead off second base, pledging to…
Jun 25
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Homemade Kombucha As Recovery Ritual
Once when I described maple sugaring to a friend, she said she couldn’t imagine spending all that time making a condiment. Friends have wrinkled their…
Jun 18
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Does The Magic Relationship Ratio Work On Yourself?
I've been thinking lately about John Gottman’s 5:1 magic relationship ratio. This might seem strange, since Gottman’s rule typically applies to married…
Jun 4
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The Past Is A Feeling, Not A Place
There may be no road home, no trail branching from the present to the dim lane of the past, but a few of the landmarks remain. A glacial lake. A rock…
May 21
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A Hot Bath in April
A lyric essay
Apr 21
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