I didn't have time to write a story today, so I wrote an insight instead.
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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6am, my alarm goes off and I hit snooze. Suddenly, it's 7am.
Today's one of those days that isn't necessarily good or bad, but feels like something's just not qu...
On my run today, I realized something about the state of humanity.
Consuming art is one thing, digesting it is another. Creating depends on both, and all of that requi...
I hadn't expected a stranger to make me reconsider how we put ourselves back together.
Today's Isobel and my anniversary, so we got coffee at the place where we (accidentally) first met.
Today, I was proven right.
Every year around this time, I face a serious moment of reckoning.
Today I made myself a new bookmark.
This morning started with a flashback, and not a good one.
My health wasn't all that suffered from my multi-year career sprint.
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