List: Essays | Curated by Tracy Willis

Aug 2, 2024
28 stories
EssaysMusings about life.
Christopher P Jones
Here’s Why Negative Spaces Continue to Inspire ArtistsTurning emptiness into works of art
Aug 1, 2024
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Aug 1, 2024
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Bob Barsanti
I Met Mr. Rogers. He was Pissed.I met Mr. Rogers. Apparently, having met the man is a mark of length of servitude to the island. If you can remember him, met him, or fixed…
Jun 7, 2024
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Jun 7, 2024
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The Masterpiece
by
Tracy Willis
We Harvest What We SowWe’ve forgotten empathy.
Jul 18, 2024
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Jul 18, 2024
3
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The Narrative Arc
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Laura DeMaisBerg
Morning With the RaccoonsMaybe they’re not the enemy
May 17, 2024
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May 17, 2024
2
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Modern Women
by
Tracy Willis
Embracing Your Inner WerewolfAn essay about “too-ness.”
Oct 2, 2023
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Oct 2, 2023
10
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Counter Arts
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Terry Barr
The Weaponizing of HairA braided reflection
Sep 2, 2023
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Sep 2, 2023
14
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Pitfall
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DJ Hopkins
The Galileo Effect — Breaking Free From The Status Quo of AbsurdityFrom ‘Plato to Star Wars’ and beyond the illusions of conformity
Aug 28, 2023
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Aug 28, 2023
61
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The Narrative Arc
by
Tracy Willis
Musings on Menopause & Naked HikingAn essay about hormones, grief, and defiance
Aug 14, 2023
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Aug 14, 2023
14
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ILLUMINATION
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Michael Cappelli
Disinformation: Do You Have Truth Decay?Truth Decay erodes civil discourse, causes political paralysis, hate, and violence, and leads to uncertainty as to what is true and what…
Jun 29, 2023
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Jun 29, 2023
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Middle-Pause
by
Tara Lingeman
Why Sinéad’s Death Feels So PersonalShe was us.
Jul 29, 2023
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Jul 29, 2023
18
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Ellemeno
by
David Todd McCarty
Collecting PolaroidsWhat will you remember as the world races toward oblivion?
Jul 25, 2023
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Jul 25, 2023
19
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Bitchy
by
Kim Downey
Was Sinéad O’Connor Cancel Culture’s Patient Zero?And if so, what can we learn from the pain of her life and the tragedy of her death?
Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
55
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ILLUMINATION
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Rick Allen
The Adventure Begins at 50 By Embracing Reinvention and New ExperiencesWho said life slows down after 50?
Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
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Kavita Battula
I’ve already had it allFour decades of a life of dreams
Jul 25, 2023
7
Jul 25, 2023
7
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Middle-Pause
by
Tracy Willis
On IndependenceChildless, single & invisible
Jul 26, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
8
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
by
DJ Hopkins
I’m Giving AI - The Spiritual AlgorithmPromoting what makes us human in the age of AI
Jul 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023
18
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The Narrative Arc
by
Tracy Willis
Anxiety Doesn’t Have to be CripplingA narrative about anxiety, stigma & awareness
Jul 24, 2023
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Jul 24, 2023
26
In
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
by
DJ Hopkins
Introverts Can Dance — Sometimes!The secret dance lives and performances of creative introverts
Jul 3, 2023
11
Jul 3, 2023
11
In
The Masterpiece
by
Tracy Willis
The Story of BlueAn essay on language, diversity and existence.
Jun 27, 2023
12
Jun 27, 2023
12
In
The Narrative Arc
by
Tracy Willis
A Body Image and Shame Resilience JourneyHealing with mindfulness, self-compassion, and vulnerability
Jun 19, 2023
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Jun 19, 2023
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