The Only Thing To Fear
I run, and I think about being murdered.
Read MoreI run, and I think about being murdered.
Read MoreHere are the best things I read, watched, and listened to in a vain attempt to stave off my ever-growing sense of existential dread and detachment from reality. Enjoy them all now before it’s too late.
Read MoreI signed up for the race in December 2019 and promptly began training. But like everyone else, I had no idea what 2020 would hold.
Read More“In these uncertain times,” begins a public servant’s speech, a company’s official statement, a small business’s plea.
Uncertain, unexpected, unprecedented, unsettling, unwelcome. A pandemic the likes of which we’ve never experienced is all of the above, but mostly it is uncertain.
Read MoreLook. I know there’s a lot of unacceptable bullshit going on right now that is unarguably more important than a not-even-that-popular Netflix series, but if we can’t turn to pop culture in these dark times, what do we even have left?
Besides, anyone whose mouth isn’t surgically attached to Trump’s asshole like the world’s crustiest, whitest human centipede knows how fucked what’s happening on Capital Hill is. What people don’t know (or perhaps are just too afraid to say?) is how in three short seasons, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has gone from a very solid show full of promise to pure, nonsensical chaos.
Read MoreLast year, in an attempt to do a little digital detox, I made a goal to read a book a month. Unlike previous goals such as “don’t eat cookies literally every day,” reading was easy to stick with—so I’ve kept up the tradition and almost doubled my books read count in 2019. Here are the books that graced my nightstand this year (and which ones I’d urge you to read too).
Read MoreI was in second grade when Santa brought my little brother and I the best present any kids could wish for: living creatures.
Read MoreFor the six people who’ve been anxiously awaiting it, here’s the second part of the story of how I became a runner.
Read MoreSome tips for individuals doing the most to help Mother Natch.
Read MoreThey say it takes 21 days to form a habit. Or maybe 66 days, depending on who you ask. I’ve been running consistently for 1,200+ days, so I think it’s safe to say the habit’s stuck.
“Runner” has become a core part of my identity, for myself and for others. There are people in my life now who never knew me as not a runner. They want to know:
“Have you always been a runner?”
It’s a long story, and it’s not even a particularly interesting one—I mean, no one died or narrowly avoided a stabbing, and it’s not like I ended up being an Olympian or some shit—but who’s gonna tell it if not me?
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