The Last Meritocracy

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No SI, No HI: The Experience of Ideation
Life can be a struggle, death can appear to be a release
May 2 • 
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I'm Not a Dick; I'm Just Awkward, Anxious, and Scared
An abridged glimpse into a composite scene, told from inside my head
May 5 • 
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The capriciousness of grief
The five stages of grief are not always linear, equally proportionate, or even experienced
Oct 1 • 
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Tonight, I throw myself in two
The best relationship is the one that slowly grows over time
Aug 12 • 
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Goodnight, my love. Goodnight, goodnight.
A retrospective on mental health and its impact on the death of Robin Williams
Jul 11 • 
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On the provenance of self
Physics holds us together, language defines our reality
Jul 25 • 
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The names of the past rise
Grief arrives in an instant. Healing hides in the shadows.
May 29 • 
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The nerfection of pobody
Learn your limits, them work within them
Oct 24 • 
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Though I'm not handy
It's time to think about life beyond myself
Aug 23 • 
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Life with a rare syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome once defined my life and death.
Jun 5 • 
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Failing with fire
A reflection on burnout, growth, and slowing down
Aug 6 • 
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Whining about a first-world problem
Time to get out the world's tiniest violin
Sep 2 • 
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