Everything is Liminal

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Everybody wants daughters now, but is it progress?
Girl dads, girl bias, and capitalist feminism.
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The importance of documenting your life
Losing my memory is one of my greatest fears.
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An end to a career
Saying goodbye to a 25+ year career and giving myself permission to follow my curiosity.
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On being more human through our screens
Notes on being more human through our screens.
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RIP, coffee. We're breaking up, but somehow I'm still functioning.
A love letter and a goodbye to coffee.
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Gen X was obsessed with anti-sellout culture, but maybe capitalism won after all
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We need to get back to reading and critical thinking
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How is anyone affording life right now?
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Can we talk about this horrendous job market?
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Critical thinking might be the only thing that matters in an automated world
What's the value of a college education in the age of AI? And why are we gutting institutions still capable of teaching something AI can’t replicate?
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Summers start with a little heartbreak
Our cultural foods hold us together.
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Stress can kill you. All the ways our body sends signals.
As we sit in the space of transitions, how do we grieve for the person we once were while accepting the person we are now?
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Art matters, but nobody wants to fund it.
Is art a luxury or a necessity? Artistic freedom and the politicization of cultural legacy.
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Niches are for algorithms. Writing whatever you want is just human.
The writing process and the systems we create in.
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A disconnected walk. April’s a trickster. Life, in fragments.
Walk with me because the flowering trees are listening..
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Angel number 55. Welcome to irrelevance.
Or, to new beginnings if you're Pamela Anderson. On invisibility, aging, and self acceptance.
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At first disillusioned, I was wrong about protesting
The Hands Off protests was a show of unified strength, but the social media discourse on protesting proved that we aren’t exactly united either.
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Gen X was obsessed with anti-sellout culture, but maybe capitalism won after all
Life is really expensive, so does selling out even mean anything these days? On career pivots, career meltdowns, and content monetization.
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Everything is Liminal
Everything is Liminal
Essays on transitions, culture, modern life, and the creative self through the liminal lens of a post-career, Gen X empty nester. With curated links, delivered weekly.
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