In less than a second, all the confidence I had vanished.
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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I'm not convinced that my default level of self-awareness is a good thing. I get in my own head a lo...
I recently read a quick, update-style piece from Maggie Rogers and it got me thinking about accessib...
I will not absorb the responsibility of regulating other people on their behalf.
We were the last house before the cul de sac and our yard was part of its perimeter.
Ok, interesting...
"If you could've been born with elite-level proficiency in one skill, what would you have wanted it ...
On any given day, I’m caught somewhere between wanting to take a trip with no return ticket and want...
Sometimes people articulate my own ideas much better than I'm able to.
Well, I'll be damned—they changed it.
With a huge exhale, I dare a glance at the timestamp.
One year ago today, after tearing apart and rebuilding one of my websites, I published a piece about...
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