It’s finally 2020 and all the jokes about finally seeing clearly are upon us. Or, if you’re like my son, when you woke up on New Year’s Day, you turned immediately ran up to your loved ones and said, “I am so glad to see you. I haven’t seen you since last decade!” But, as […]
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I was reading the news recently, a story about a judge ruling that children being forcibly separated from their parents and locked in cages deserved blankets and toothpaste, and wondered to myself if we weren’t living in some version of a real-life dystopian. Don’t believe me? Well, let’s take a look at dystopias–first by definition,
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People talk all the time about the importance of branding. Of having the right message for your brand, or making sure your brand is consistent. And as much as those things are important, even more so is just actually stamping your brand on your product. I saw the importance of this first-hand just the other
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Summer is in full swing, particularly the heat. Here in the D.C. metro area, it’s been sweltering lately, another sign we are in the throes of summer. Even though I’m working steadily, I have been able to enjoy a few breaks for the typical summer things. I spent a week at the beach in June,
Since I’ve returned to doing more journalism, it got me thinking more about the difference between what journalists do and what fiction writers do. While there is a lot of overlap, and sometimes both are considered telling stories, there’s really a difference. The journalist usually tells someone else’s story, whereas the fiction writer is creating
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With the flare-up in popularity of decluttering guru Marie Kondo, there has been a lot of talk recently about joy in one’s life. For those unfamiliar with Kondo, she has been popular ever since her 2011 book on decluttering thrust her into the spotlight. Her popularity spiked recently as she was introduced to a new
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