One Chapter at a Time
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A life unfolds in weeks, days, seconds, even infinitesimal moments. But it's made sense of and recalled in chapters. And chapters span years.
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Simple Creatures, Feeling On Repeat
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I've been thinking lately that we humans aren't as complex and mysterious as I'd originally supposed.
Read MoreI Met A Toad
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I went camping and the moon was full and when it reached in the sky to eleven o’clock I abandoned my fire and walked.
The Boxcar Kids
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Misfits threaten to diversify Provo, Utah, with The Boxcar Studios—an atelier and community events center.
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What Inspires You?
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I presented the following speech at UVU's My Word!, a ceremony that celebrates student art and writing as published in the English department's journals.
Read MoreAd-Supported Digital News Threatens to Destroy American Democracy
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If we want a future with a public sphere that upholds American democracy, we need to rethink how we publish, pay for, and consume digital news media.
Read MoreStreet-Sweeping Street Dweller
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Frank is owed a pension, but he can’t get it. Payroll won’t dispense it unless Frank has both an address and a bank account, but he can’t get either of those without the money.
Read MoreWhy Drug Addicts Should Get High On The Pink Cloud
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This essay is for anyone in recovery who senses that sometimes it's the people who want the best for us that hold us down.
Read MoreThe Rules of Photography
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The first rule is to know that you will die and, barring a house fire, your photos will not.
Read MoreTobacco Is A Friend
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When Steve and his brothers puffed stogies in the woods, they felt like men. They felt as free as the smoke that wafted from their faces up into the ether.
Read MoreWhat Happened When I Quit Drinking
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Free from delirium, I am full of delusions. Or am I? Where am I?
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Inside Heroin Addiction and Homelessness in Salt Lake City
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A profile of a young addict prompts reflection on the American way.
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Wordle is unique in that it’s an addiction you can’t indulge to your detriment.