If it seems too good to be true, it’s probably AI. ~ Before I begin my artificial odyssey, some context is needed. A few hours before I found myself perusing the job listings on my local Craigslist, I learned that my last remaining writing client, through a writers’ platform I’ve been using since 2019, had […]
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You invite them into your home. They eat all your food, trash your belongings, and then toss you out onto the street. What should you do? ~ Imagine having a clever and helpful friend who asks you for a place to stay for a short while. You think to yourself, “Why not?” They’re brilliant, an
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Sometimes the traditional approach just doesn’t cut it. Fortunately, there are many possible paths toward self-truth. ~ It’s a simple fact: 4:30 a.m. is the sort of hour where you suddenly wake up, regretting your entire life. Is it the darkness, the eerie void, and the quiet that make one feel so uneasy and alone?
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We’re in hostile territory. The time for right/left hostilities, name-calling, and social media attacks has passed. Can we meet this moment? We, the American people, have been wasting a lot of time. Led like sheep to the slaughter, and all that. While some were being seduced by Donald Trump’s con artistry, showmanship, and insincere “I’m
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I choose the side of the innocent victims — all of them. ~Two Orphans~ It is difficult to resist the allure of tribalism. But one who is free of such attachments thanks to an absence of kin, an alienation from the warm physical embrace of any extended family, is untethered. And in that state of aloneness,
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Should we completely ignore the news for the sake of our mental health? ~My cousin and I were about 40 minutes into our pleasant conversation. We hadn’t been in touch for most of our lives, and then circumstances led her to reach out seven years ago. Since then, we’ve discovered that we’re quite similar in
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Learn how to read the signs, recognize an opportunity, and step into a new life ~ Do you ever wonder why, after your life had been going at a more or less even keel, everything suddenly turns to sh*t? That’s what happened to me this year. Keep reading on Medium >> | For non-members >>
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Navigating the treacherous waters of low-paying content mills, SEO content, and AI ~ Dear Universe, Thanks for all the work, but can you let me out of this prison, please? This is an odd introduction, but these are strange times. I’ll begin with a disclaimer: I am incredibly grateful to anyone who will pay me
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Contemplating the exhausting, soul-destroying practice of constant worrying and how you might go about overcoming it Oh poor little parrot, will they leave you all alone?Do you fear an uncleaned cage,an empty dish, or lack of home? It makes me cry, such a sad sight indeedYou pluck out all those pretty feathersI’m afraid you’ll start
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A loving family’s secrets, struggles, and triumphs ~ All my life, I’ve asked myself why. What was the reason, the purpose, the lessons I was meant to learn, being born into the family I found myself in? On the inside of my mother’s wedding ring, which she still has but no longer wears due to
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