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The Thing About Fear

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Take Care

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In Defense Of “Fluff News”

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How To Be Young, Professional, Fashionable And Cheap

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The Boomerang Kid

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5 Books to Read This Summer (and the Drinks to Go with Them)

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Shameless

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Last weekend, I attended two funerals. The first funeral was in honor of a man…

Things I Thought I’d Understand When I Was Older- 20 Something Tuesday

Every adult everywhere at one point in time has muttered to a child, “You’ll understand…