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What's Wrong With Me?

Self-inventory means self-hate. A poem by Russel Edson. Groovy quotes from the Tao Te Ching and Thich Nhat Hanh. A stunning story about being a mother with an unhoused son.

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Best Wishes, God

"There have been more overdoses in my world, more deaths, and it’s always horrible, but none so profound as Greg's."

Joe Schrank

Sometimes the Best We Can Do Is Just Be With Someone

An interview with Joe Schrank about what to tell people who need help.

Joe Schrank

Meditation Is Supposed to Be Unbearable

How to meditate through the coughing. Thoughts on yelling. A poem by Nick Flynn. James Baraz. Essay by Amie Barrodale.

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An Additional Item of Incontrovertibly Good Routine

An essay about beds. Plus a comic from Edith Zimmerman.

Edith Zimmerman

What It's Like to Have Money Shame: The Second Act

More readers write in about DA, underearning, vagueness, cluelessness, bad loans, free miles, and more $despair$.

Shame

Waitin' for a Superman

Shitting all over the First Agreement. Superman and the Joker. Pema. George Bilgere.

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Love You Forever, Death and Cocaine

How to read to your children about the end of life as we know it.

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Interview with a 60-Year-Old Sober Person: Claudia Lonow

"I have a way to deal with life’s problems, and friends who’ve known me a long time to give me support when I need it. I know it’s not for everyone, but it works for me."

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