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A Rather Epic Conversation

After my would-be anniversary, I finally got some professional help. I found a kind, insightful therapist whose office was just a short walk from mine. I relished these breaks from work and wished I could just stay in the quiet waiting room, drinking tea and flipping through magazines. During my walks back through Dinkytown, I [...]

A Mad Dash

The second half of March was a mad dash that began when I accepted the nonprofit job and put in my two weeks’ notice. Everything was falling into place. Megan agreed to let me and Tucker move into her St. Paul apartment in April, so I would exit the nest (for the [...]

Overwhelming Comfort

It was mid-December, and after four months of telecommuting, I’d grown weary of being alone all day. I decided to mix things up by camping out at different coffeehouses on Main Street. Between bouts of heavy editorial effort, I gulped coffee and watched college students procrastinate. My often banal days were punctuated by e-mail exchanges [...]

Mantra of Desperation

I once worked for an eccentric older man who constantly muttered, “Organization: Key to Success.” He was usually drowning in stacks of coffee-stained paper and surrounded by innumerable Post-its with illegible notes he’d scribbled, yet he was certain that this mantra of desperation would somehow save him.

When I got home from my trip to Illinois, [...]

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