To those who feel like they don’t belong: there is beauty in being a misfit.
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The Beauty of Being a Misfit
Tag: Writing
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How ‘Puff The Magic Dragon’ Came to Be
Puff’s creator, Lenny Lipton, tells you how it went down.
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The Poetry of Perception
Poetry and animation help us reflect on the nature of perception.
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Sum: The Totality of Our Lives
A film based on the work of neuroscientist and writer David Eagleman.
The philosopher’s lessons include how to let go and find happiness—even after crippling debt and a heartbreaking divorce.
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One Poem That Saved a Forest
How the friendship between a poet and a timber baron kept a grove of California redwoods from clear-cutting.
As far as his daily life went, “Lewis Carroll” was a complete non-person. He would walk away if strangers dared to mention “Alice” in his presence.
Spark the imagination of readers.
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Travels with Steinbeck
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.
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Coastal Cat: A Week Alone
The sea lifts and falls, lifts and falls, and I search for a fresh place in the litter box where I won’t get a dangler. Just you try having one of those for a whole week.