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I’m a Buddhist. (A really, really bad Buddhist, but Buddhist nonetheless.) I’ve never observed Lent, but as a really bad Buddhist, the concept of

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I’m a Buddhist. (A really, really bad Buddhist, but Buddhist nonetheless.) I’ve never observed Lent, but as a really bad Buddhist, the concept of

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Alyssa and I were nestled tightly together on the sofa, watching Bridgerton and waiting patiently. At 11:50 p.m., I removed a bottle of Korbel from

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Or: How Little Mama Inspired Visions of a Glittering Future When I was about 12, my grandmother and I were sitting in the sunroom

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I went to work for a computer repair company full-time when I was 15. Since then, I've worked in technology, marketing, news and media, public relations, entertainment, and (most recently) energy.

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