"Oh it's happening... don't you worry."
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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Since we're just about to the finish line of the MAP Year Project, I'm going to level with you.
"Did you poop?" is not a question I expected to hear today.
It's late and I should really go to bed but I can't put this book down.
“I’d love to go to New Zealand, but I don’t know if my bank account will let me.”
I recently read a Note on Substack from Linda Caroll where she admitted the rise in AI is making her...
"Hey, you look like you could live here."
I'm walking up to the counter. Where there are usually two menus in front of the register—one for fo...
The first drops are light and I'm close enough that I could still go back.
I didn't want to do it, but I had to put Buckeye down.
When I was still relatively new to living in Jackson, Wyoming, I remember snowboarding with a traini...
Going at your own pace seems wrong.
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