I'm walking through the grocery store and I hear "dad, you gotta use your brain here."
Derek MacDonald
Derek MacDonald is a former outdoor educator working in tech. In addition to writing and editing narrative nonfiction, he likes building websites, running, and competing in live-storytelling events. Derek currently lives in Burlington, VT. You can learn more about him at www.derekmacdonald.com.
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Today's not off to a great start, so I skip my morning pages and try something different.
I was sitting in a local cafe and found myself tearing up.
When the timer went off, I couldn't resist saying "pencils down."
I'm fairly certain my neighbor's not a lunatic. And if they are, perhaps they're benign enough...
We teach boys to hide their shame, and then wonder why men struggle with loneliness.
I'm just focused on getting us there in time for sunset.
This is a pretty inconvenient intersection and the light just turned red.
It makes sense in my mind but... now I need to figure out how to explain it.
I could feel it when I opened the door.
I used to jump off these cliffs and into the water 60 feet below.
I’m watching myself perform on national television... this is WILD.
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