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Derek MacDonald

Derek MacDonald is a writer and systems consultant based in Burlington, VT. He likes building websites, running, and competing in live-storytelling events. You can learn more about Derek, his writing, and his podcast at www.derekmacdonald.com.

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Instead Of Presenting

I don't particularly like Thanksgiving. It's not so much that I dislike it, it's that it just always...

Running in quicksand… that’s what it’d felt like. I’d just wanted to close the gap between the me I ...

The Only Cure For Criticism

Today, while sitting in a coffee shop with rain splattering the windows, I thought back on this past...

Of All The Cliches

I'm tired, but invigorated, by a string of life-shifts lately. So today, I'm switching things up.

To Better Serve A Purpose

Things feel lighter today than they have in a while. My mom and I were sitting in my living room, ca...

Never Had I Ever

All I could think about was acceptance while driving home from a Friendsgiving weekend in Massachuse...

Plight Of The Pretender

Something's changing. I don't fully know what it is yet but maybe that's my problem; always trying t...

Ready To Respond

I'm usually very aware of my surroundings, but I'm not even sure if that's helpful anymore.

Both Are True

81 days in a row of writing these (126 including the pre-MAP Year test phase) and I almost skipped t...






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