The Lens Through Which We Experience the World
The waves crashed clumsily off the rocks in front of me, foaming in a swirl of blue and white water that lapped up against my now-frigid...
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A writer collective offering perspectives on life’s biggest questions
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Harris's Newsletter
- Feb 17
- 5 min
All the while though, we're also living
On how to navigate a life in which you will always be arriving I have something embarrassing to admit: I often feel like I'm not living...
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Stories by Shiv
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Can We Want What We Have?
Is it possible to still find appealing that which we have already attained? In an age of gratitude bullet journals and the rise of...
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