Heck and Back

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There was no altar. No weathered, fake flowers, or faded photograph, or tiny offering of things he loved. Just old beer cans strewn about by high school partiers and lots of trees. I turned back. Ever since my neighbor shot himself in these woods, every trip home I’ve been afraid to walk back on this [...]

Changing the World

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The purpose of this blog is to foster inspiration, to train you to be successful in prosperity, to educate you in novelties and little-known matters, to nurture motivation, and to help you open doors by opening minds through laughing at my experiences and finding ways to apply that jovial spirit to your own life. I [...]

Doctor’s Orders: The Sample

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Until college, I had always gone to the same pediatrician. I went to the gyno too; as soon as I got my first visit from Auntie Flo, my mom had me on birth control, and I guess pediatricians don’t handle that stuff. There would be no teen pregnancies under our roof!   At some point, [...]