I'm walking up to the counter. Where there are usually two menus in front of the register—one for fo...
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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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.
Music was a big part of my life growing up.
It was the shrug that bothered me.
How to express the sheer magnitude of this...
It was pretty much a scene from a sit-com.
This is huge. Like, hasn't-happened-in-years level of huge.
Not to brag, but I said hi to four people on my trail run today.
It's downpouring. Rain is pelting the glass and I'm feeling the infamous writer's "resistance" for t...
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