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How we talk about sex
Right now, I’m working on a series of short stories dealing with sex, and I’m terribly disappointed with the drafts. Why? Because they read like cheap erotica. I see two possible reasons for this: my...
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Young and passionate and unemployed
Every time I have a discouraging job interview, I re-play the most depressing bits over and over in my head until I get home, eat an unhealthy meal, browse the internet, and think about which movie or...
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A delicate imagination
“Walter wants to start a new business?” “Yeah.” “What kind?” “Liquor.” “Why?” “He wants to make more money.” “How do you know that?” “He told me.” This is what my new student told me today, that a...
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Racism in the Korean workplace
Exactly two weeks ago, I wrote this: 67 applications, 10 interviews, 9 hours of testing, 3 rejections, and 2 offers later, I finally have a job. Often discouraging and sometimes insulting, this job...
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Quality time
It’s been three months now since I’ve been unemployed, and I’ve fallen into strange habits, a new pattern of day-to-day living. On bad days, I’m down and dejected with no hope of finding a job. I...
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The importance of good posture, a lesson learned the hard way
I’ve been seeing different doctors about my neck problems, and the more doctors I see, the worse the news gets. Today was particularly devastating. He looked at my x-rays from the previous hospitals...
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The festering of dreams
My best friend is in law school and he generally dislikes it. When he’s not studying, he gets stoned and writes me lengthy emails about his pot-induced epiphanies, rating each one on a “highness” scale...
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Taxi driver by day, conspiracy theorist by night
He was driving me with his windows down, arm out the window, when a white Audi pulled up to him and asked him for directions. The driver answered brusquely and let the guy drive ahead. Then he closed...
View ArticleThe struggles of running your own business
I’ve been running my new business for about 10 days now, and while things are going okay for the most part, it’s undeniably a struggle. I’m noticing that I’m already changing in ways I didn’t expect....
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Why it’s tough working in PR
from cartoonstock.com I think it’s safe to say that the general public does not quite understand what PR really is, how it’s different from marketing/advertising, and what it means to “do PR” in...
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Travelogue: The charcoal kiln saunas of Gangwondo
In one small part of Hoengseong, a county in Gangwondo normally famous for Korean beef, is a coal-burning neighborhood gaining a following of locals and tourists alike for its charcoal kiln “saunas.”...
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There is only one person I’ve ever met that could give me unsolicited advice and get away with it. “I noticed you haven’t been yourself lately. Is everything okay?” I’d say I’m fine, what do you mean...
View Article#160: Choosing to lose
Battles make good fodder for stories. You, the protagonist, want something, but an opponent – the antagonist – gets in the way. The thing you want is important enough to fight the battle, and the...
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A delicate imagination
“Walter wants to start a new business?” “Yeah.” “What kind?” “Liquor.” “Why?” “He wants to make more money.” “How do you know that?” “He told me.” This is what my new student told me today, that a...
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