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Bare Feet at the Airport Taught Us Much About Humanity Jul. 19, 2025

Stephanie Hayes

An old adage in writing says we should show, not tell. Details help reveal the fabric of a person, l... Read More

Praying That the Camp Mystic Families Find Meaning in the Madness Jul. 19, 2025

Georgia Garvey

On July 16, 1945, the United States detonated the first nuclear bomb in New Mexico on what's now the... Read More

Stepping Up to the Microphone Jul. 18, 2025

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

When I was working full time as a professional speaker and make-believe celebrity, people would ask ... Read More

No Tax? No Snacks! Jul. 17, 2025

Work Daze

I agree with you, 100% Anybody who has a job today deserves mad respect, loud applause and free sna... Read More

The Luck of Not Dying Today Jul. 13, 2025

My So-Called Millennial Life

I don't want to write today. There wasn't much to say after watching the horrors scrolling on my pho... Read More

Is My AI Doppelganger Gaining Sentience? Jul. 12, 2025

Stephanie Hayes

Discourse suggests that artificial intelligence is stealing both our souls and our writerly tics. Sl... Read More

And It Seemed Like Such a Good Idea Jul. 11, 2025

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

The envelope the charity's director received on Monday had no return address. The message inside ... Read More

he Sad End of Happy Hour Jul. 10, 2025

Work Daze

Is it too early to start missing the good old days at work? How about the good old hours? It used to... Read More

Dear America: There's Still Hope for Us Jul. 06, 2025

My So-Called Millennial Life

Dear America: The Fourth of July was hard this year. The flags still waved, the fireworks still crac... Read More

Alligator Alcatraz Is Florida's Shame Jul. 05, 2025

Stephanie Hayes

One year ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a path toward restitution for boys who endur... Read More

Only Suckers Try to Make Magical Childhood Memories for Their Kids Jul. 05, 2025

Georgia Garvey

I refuse to try to build any more precious childhood memories for my kids. I'm just giving them fuel... Read More

A.I. Can Take Your Job, But Can It Keep It? Jul. 03, 2025

Work Daze

I understand. It's not that you really love your job. It's just that you really, really, really don'... Read More

Pick Your Poison: Heat Stroke or Air Conditioning? Jun. 28, 2025

Georgia Garvey

If you asked my dad the top three causes of illness worldwide, here's what he'd say: No. 3: Walking ... Read More

I Am a Bland Florida Tomato and I Just Want Love Jun. 28, 2025

Stephanie Hayes

Wow, thanks for ordering me. You're going to love... wait. No, no, no, hold on, please don't peel m... Read More

Losing Contact Jun. 27, 2025

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

My contact manager, Outlook, won't open. It doesn't care how often I click. It says it's loading. Bu... Read More

In a Village with Two Houses, Be the Right House Jun. 22, 2025

My So-Called Millennial Life

There once was a village with two houses. The first house always kept an extra chair at the table. N... Read More

Is This Spam Text Asking Me Out? Jun. 21, 2025

Stephanie Hayes

Last week, I got a text: Are you free tomorrow? Come to my house for dinner, and I will make your fa... Read More

The Awkward Silences in the White House Speak Volumes Jun. 21, 2025

Georgia Garvey

Before we start, it's important that we all know what "Juventus" is. They're an Italian soccer team... Read More

Dying With Bette Jun. 20, 2025

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

We've all heard about people who suffer for their art. Normally, that doesn't apply to me. As an ove... Read More

Sex Break or Coffee Break -- The Choice is Yours Jun. 19, 2025

Work Daze

When your bosses said they wanted to increase production, they didn't mean this. "This" is the strat... Read More