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You're Still Doing Great Today
Notes on a birthday. Poems. Tunes.
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Nothing Will Ever Be Boring Again
A new episode of the TSB podcast is now live. First guest: Writer Emily Gould.
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Into the Blood Pages
The New Fatherhood. (And sobriety.)
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Kevin Maguire
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Now We're Here: The Best Essay to Read as You Tumble Into 2024
Notes on the life in front of you. Fresh starts! Brooding, et cetera. MONEY SHAME. Scocca obv. Roger Angell. James Tate.
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Room to Breathe Between the Screaming
How to not yell at your toddlers.
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Troubled Kids
The crushing failure of a sober dad yelling.
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Last Call Forever, Maybe
I missed so much even when I was paying close attention.
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Different
"I'm still figuring out how to interact with new people without drinking and drugs."
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Allergy Season
I'm running out of versions of myself I'm pretending to be.
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The Small Bow Substack Experiment
A re-introduction
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Let Things Darken As They Will
How to stop being afraid all the damn time.
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Head Above Water, Foot in the Grave
Afraid of everything.
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