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The Freedom to Be a Selfish Fool
Your freedom to not wear a mask should not impinge on my freedom to not freakin’ die.
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The Mystery That Is Kaspar Hauser
People just love an unanswered question.
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Crossing Paths with a Con Woman
I hope that someday her chickens come home to roost.
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An Unfinished Internet Story
The story itself is sick and twisted, but the fact that no one bothered to follow up on it is even more revealing.
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The Imposter Experience
My whole life, I’ve been waiting to be found out. Not discovered, like some pretty girl sitting at a soda fountain in Los Angeles, destined for stardom. No. Found out. Exposed for the imposter that I am. I expect to be grabbed by the elbow. “You don’t belong here! How did you get here? Get…
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Liberals Aren’t Exactly Squeaky Clean, Either
Man, oh man, but it kills me to write that! I wish I still thought politics was a battle of good versus evil rather than a “better the devil you know” scenario. Life would be so much simpler without my current cynicism. I’d like to think there were good guys to root for. But no.…
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A Message to the World
Hello. I’m an American. Never in my life did I imagine that I would say this, but I am ashamed of the state of my country. I am embarrassed at the face we are currently showing to the world. This is not who we are. Never again will I look at another country and assume…
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Eyewitness Misidentification
According to the Innocence Project, “Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationwide, playing a role in 72% of convictions overturned through DNA testing.” I completely believe this, because I’ve lived it. I make a lousy witness. When I was 17 years old I worked for a small travel agency. My desk…
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Athletes Are Cheated by Academic Fraud
The current scandal takes place at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It seems that for decades students have been able to take classes that didn’t really exist in order to beef up their grade point averages so that they could continue participating in top tier athletic programs. This is the most extensive scandal…
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Putting My Best Foot Forward
When I really, really like someone, or when I’m on a job interview, I try to put my best foot forward to make a good impression. Everyone does that, I’m sure. The thing is, when I feel like I’m making this extra effort to be accepted, deep down I feel like a fraud since it’s…