Struggling with a narcissistic boss
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Arianna O’Dell used references from an earlier version of this story in her piece on narcissism that appeared in Fast... View Article
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3/3
Adoption Series: Ledger
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I was fostered at birth and adopted at five months by the Leonhardts. I meant to make him feel bad.... View Article
10/22
Adoption Series: Milk money
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Mrs. Hays slipped on the wet porch step. The milk money basket hit the asphalt, spewing nickels, dimes, pennies, and... View Article
8/22
Adoption Series: Couldn’t risk the shame
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Couldn’t exist sanely with things as they were. Couldn’t stand the pain. Not knowing another way, I braced myself and... View Article
3/18
Shame hit like a boxer’s fist
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When an unexpected blow opens up possibilities “…and I’m reducing your salary 25%.” I could see that he was extremely... View Article
3/13
I saw first-hand the economic domination of Seattle’s poor
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“Now, honey, I’m sure we can find a way to reduce the rent.” It was late. Maybe around ten, my... View Article
A young teacher, a camera, and a life change
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This evening a grade school classmate of mine arranged a Zoom reunion call. Thirteen of the eighty-five of us who... View Article
9/11
Cancer Survivor Faces Deadly Career Gap
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This is the epic story of the birth of the brand NED, which stands for Not Entirely Dead, a brand... View Article
12/8
What to do when things get ugly
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Sometimes negotiations reach an impasse. The big guns are facing you on Zoom. What now? What do you do when... View Article
Deep pain
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Another black man dead under a white cop’s weight. Riots in the streets. Militarized police. Pandemic. 110,000 dead, and more... View Article
