Time Capsule #45: What's the best book you've read this year, and why did it resonate with you?

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Jun 16, 2024

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Hi, I’m Lucy Dan and this week, I realized that getting your blood drawn is really just a form of dehydration.

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[1] by

Jake Ernst

Just trying to help.

The pursuit of endless bliss

In a way, I think we’ve come to expect too much of ourselves. Growing up, we’re sold this idea that being calm, confident, cheerful, and in control is what makes you a capable adult. This is especially the case for the kids who don’t see the adults around them make mistakes, have bad days, or struggle to overcome something challenging. These are the kids…

a year ago · 10 likes · 6 comments · Jake Ernst

[2] omelette

[3]

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Experiments in Style: Break the rules

The experiments in style series has been nothing if not an exercise in rule-breaking. For example, we’re told not to use adjectives or adverbs if we can avoid doing so. Why? Because the noun or the verb or the sentence as a whole should be enough to convey what you wish to convey. Basically, the stance is that using an adverb or an adjective should not …

5 months ago · 11 likes · 6 comments · Terry Freedman

[4] by

Priya Iyer

Ten Thousand Journeys

🏞 Coming Full Circle

Dear Reader, I’ve been unable to send out a newsletter for the last few weeks because of some urgent family-related travel and commitments. I wasn’t able to write even though there was much to inspire: unexpected kindnesses, peacock calls against pencil-thin outlines of distant blue hills, butterflies the size of tiny birds weaving doggedly in and out of…

a year ago · 19 likes · 17 comments · Priya Iyer

[5] by

Amy Brown

Living in 3D: Divorce, Dementia and Destiny

Caring for my mother with dementia is an act of love that nearly broke me

On the day before Halloween in 2022, my sister called to say that my mother, who lived with them, had fallen and hit her head on the edge of a coffee table. She had a bump on her head and was dazed but seemed fine, my sister said. To be on the safe side, they were on their way to the emergency room to have her checked out…

a year ago · 14 likes · 9 comments · Amy Brown

[6] by

Rebecca S.

Diary Of A Black Woman In A White World

6 Ways I Can Tell I Am The Only Black Friend Of A White Person

There was a time in my life when I was so desperate to fit into the predominantly white environment I lived in, I was ready and willing to play the role of a token Black friend. Hell, I was even ready to work in companies as their token Black hire. Yes, I was that desperate. I needed both a social life and a means of suste…

a year ago · 23 likes · 4 comments · Rebecca S.

[7] by

Sean Singer

The Sharpener

"The long familiar pang"

D.A. Powell: Ryszard Krynicki (tr. from Polish by Clare Cavanagh…

a year ago · 8 likes · 5 comments · Sean Singer

[8] by

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Nedra Nuggets

You Can Disagree, Respectfully

I was watching an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. It’s hosted by Jerry Seinfield and he was talking to Larry David, one of my favorite comedians. I found out during the show that Larry David is a “master dieter,” meaning he’s intentional about what he puts in his body. Jerry quizzed him about how he’s able to maintain his standard and when …

a year ago · 139 likes · 12 comments · Nedra Glover Tawwab

[9] by

Tacita B

Sober Millennial

Autumn routine re-jig

a year ago · 9 likes · 3 comments · Tacita B

[10] by

Erin Reed

Erin In The Morning

Trans Boy Returns To Lead Role In 'Oklahoma!' After Outcry At Sherman School Board Meeting

a year ago · 321 likes · 30 comments · Erin Reed

[11] by

Kathryn Vercillo

Create Me Free

Crochet/Craft to Break the Cycle of Rumination and Reduce Depression Symptoms

Please considering supporting this work with a paid subscription in order to keep it going. Learn why here. It means more than you can possibly know. Before broadening out into exploring all aspects o…

a year ago · 13 likes · 10 comments · Kathryn Vercillo

[12] from Sharon Hurley Hall

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Time Capsule #44! What gave you joy this week?

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Time Capsule #44! What gave you joy this week?

Welcome to my Time Capsule project, where I save and reshare old pieces of writing, art and other creations. The purpose behind this project is so that created pieces don’t live and die by the algorithm, without forcing creators to be on the hamster wheel of creation. Want to join?

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