Derek MacDonald

Fear of letting people down is a hell of a way to move through the world. While drinking my morning ...

I keep learning new versions of acceptance.

I made an absolute mess and it made things so much more clear.

It's nice to know that real people and real writing can still fuck you up.

I used to do the post-it notes thing but it always messed me up.

There was a chapter of my life where kids running around would've made me angry. Even though they we...

I daydream about what it'd be like to freeze time.

I got to share my story on national TV.

Convincing others to see the world as you do is a great way to ensure they won’t. And it’ll drive yo...

I froze when I'd heard it. It'd been a total fluke—I hadn't meant to eavesdrop. Still, out of nowher...