My husband and I took a hike together. And it became a metaphor for the way we live our lives together. We started out in a familiar area but on an unknown path. We made educated guesses on what the terrain would be like and hoped that our trek would end in a view on …
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Brit Marling, The OA and Commoditization of Creativity
"At some point if you stop living a life of risk and failure and adventure alongside your storytelling life, eventually your storytelling only becomes about the art of storytelling." - Brit Marling, as-told-to Sam Fragoso Brit Marling is my favorite artist right now. She’s the creator, writer and actor in Netflix’s most interesting show, The …
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Required Skill: Advanced Training in Breath Holding
I've been rethinking my path in life. My career. My goals. Where I want to be in 10 years. And I think I wrote an opening statement for my resume that will help snag the next great, suffocating, corporate gig. Summary: Marketing professional with lifelong training in breath-holding; extensive experience freediving into nothingness with an …
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A Monster Hides in the Night
Somebody made me scared of the dark but I can't remember who. I just know he was a monster. A baby monster in training, I guess. And I think he stole the night away from me. Made me so scared the doors always have to be locked, even during the day. The burglar alarm must …