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What Elon Musk could learn from my poetry collection
The power and purpose behind a good, if imperfect, bureaucracy
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Charlie Hunt
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The day my country broke my heart
Being able to quantify the anguish over January 6th doesn't make it any easier to bear
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We three kings of Orient probably aren't
A brief Christmas poem to tide us over until next week
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The tyranny of noisy politics
Our previously-scheduled "moment of silence" has been postponed indefinitely.
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Navigating the "Narrows" on Election Day
Perspective is tough hold onto when stakes are this high
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One long, ridiculous year of You Are Here
A look back at a few highlights for new subscribers
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Sealing the golden door behind us
A quintessential American poem offers an alternative to the nativism on display at the RNC
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Reclaiming my time at the threshold of another new season
The soft joy of saying goodbye—and hello—in the middle of a complicated life
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Six months of You Are Here
A roundup of highlights from a half-year of meanderings
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Place Poem: "Snow, Aldo" by Kate DiCamillo
Surprising weather as an opportunity to stand still and look up
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Everything everywhere all at once
Time and its ruthless limitations don't always feel like gifts; but they can be if we let them
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"Cold as the moon" on Caucus week
Hell didn't freeze over in Iowa, but it sure was chilly
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