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Let's Make 2017 Less Terrible Together, OK?

Well, homechickens, it's been a long road together. When the inestimable and amazing Lesley Kinzel popped up in my inbox in September 2011, asking if I was interested in joining this new site she was working on, I said, "sure, why not." After jumping up and down and screaming and calling my best
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How a Coupon for Laxatives Helped Me Grow Up a Little

“I have a discount for the laxatives,” the old man sputtered, shoving a crinkled coupon in my face. I was an overwhelmed part-time cashier/full-time high school student. Grimacing, I took the piece of paper out of his hands and scanned it; right on cue, an error occurred. "MINIMUM SALE ...Continue
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Three Kind Strangers Offered Me Support When I Was Ugly-Crying in Public, And It's Restored My Faith in People

I often cry when I write. I write a lot in public. Therefore, I cry a lot in public. Amongst friends and family, I'm not actually much of a crier. Sure I'll cry in solidarity with almost anyone who cries in my presence, or when I'm steam-out-of-my-ears angry, but otherwise, I'm ...Continue
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How One Kind, Cigar-Smoking Stranger Offset All the Rude Encounters I've Had Lately

I don't think I've ever lost my faith in humanity. Even though I watch the news through my fingers like it's a horror movie and I've been dealt my fair share of personal tribulations, I maintain a relatively positive outlook. I guess you could say I'm a realist, or perhaps a cynical optimist; I'm
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How I'm Overcoming My Trust Issues and Learning to Accept Kindness From My Friends

I have a friend I haven't always deserved. We met over a decade ago, and I wrote her off too quickly. She was so earnest, so bubbly, so interested in the people around her, so nice. At the time I was in a place where I was struggling to be TOUGH and ON MY OWN, and was very protective of the "I
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