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Oct 25, 2024
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A photograph of people waiting at an airport gate with light streaming through the windows and rain on the windows.
There is nothing beautiful about waiting with the rest of humanity for things out of our control to happen to us…

On running into a friend in the street after several months, 2011:
Me: “Hey! How are things?!” Friend: “Oh you know…my depression keeps me pretty busy.” 

The interaction above actually happened. My friend wasn’t being glib; the year before, he…

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