Everything is Liminal

Everything is Liminal

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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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We need to get back to reading and critical thinking
Because 2024 feels different from 2016.
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How is anyone affording life right now?
This week I talk about money, because the only way I was able to leave my career was to change my relationship with it.
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Can we talk about this horrendous job market?
Employment in your 50s is a wild ride—but so is starting out as a recent college graduate. Sometimes, we're even competing for the same jobs.
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The complexities of grief
Dispatches from the art studio (aka my couch), the symbolism of peonies, and examining the complexities of my grief for my father.
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On quitting and returning to art 32 years later
Did I peak as an artist in high school? Stories from an art school dropout Ep 3.
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I'm not ready to embrace my grays
Another year around the sun, and another year of hair dye.
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Anticipatory nostalgia: missing the present when it's not yet lost
Past lives, the what ifs, and all the versions of nostalgia at once
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Raising biracial kids as a 1.5 generation American
The liminal state of being an immigrant
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Leaving Instagram, and a newsletter about writing newsletters
It's okay if we outgrow the apps we've been using for years.
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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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