An Open Letter to the Class of 2014

An Open Letter to the Class of 2014

The routine of your life with your family and high school buddies, the familiarity of your hometown, even the weather that your body is used to – all assume a dimension in your mind that wasn’t there before, not when your fantasies of living a bigger, freer life in a bigger universe filled your thoughts and prodded you to choose a college far away.

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Grieving

Grieving

It’s so easy, even tempting, to wallow in despair and bitterness, and there should be time for these.

However, the bigger challenge –and the sweeter triumph – is in barreling into the sunshine despite the clouds that have wrapped around you, like skin.

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Busy Is the New Retirement

Busy Is the New Retirement

So now I'm in the cusp of my new reality and a world of options lie before me. Should I stay or should I go home? Should I continue the solitary work of writing/editing or should I break into a new field?

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