On Friend, Tea, and Being a Decent Human

So I really do promise that the change blogs are out there somewhere—I’d say in a holding pattern over Detroit—but I will get back to them eventually. I think I’ve reached a real writer’s block on that front, and honestly, I’m kind of tired of change. It’s inevitable, always is, but it’s not a subject …

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Can We Talk? PTSD, Fireworks, and Faking Normal

Okay, another Joan Rivers moment—can we talk? Let’s talk about fireworks and PTSD. I know a lot of folks have what borders on a fetish-level love affair with fireworks. They hit the stands like it’s Christmas morning, dropping hundreds of dollars on colorful explosions for the 4th of July and, here in Utah, for Pioneer …

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Things You Don’t Talk About: Part 1 — The Cycle

Things You Don’t Talk About: Part 1 — The Cycle So, here we are again—me, wandering off from the “series on change” I said I was doing. At this point, it’s become a bit of a running joke (mostly in my own head) that every time I sit down to write about one thing, ten …

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