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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.

Stories by Derek


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Second Arrow Pain

The second arrow theory is a Buddhist concept that describes how we often suffer twice from the same...

Lately I’ve felt like my writing is getting better. It's been about a year and a half since I made t...

Getting Out Of The Way

Some days I wonder if it'd be easier to quit the internet and just sell physical products in a local...

A Question Of Connection

Instead of “so… what’s new?” or “what’ve you been up to?”, lately I’ve been asking “what are you mos...

Sorting The Basics

If you’re constantly recalibrating, when are you creating? Living a life beyond productivity hacks s...


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