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Process: What new story will mine joy from your imperfect life?

Crush your stories into pieces and build something new from them.

Heather Havrilesky
Apr 25, 2024
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Untitled (1970) by Dorothea Tanning

Wow. I want to thank everyone who shared their old stories yesterday. I’m incredibly moved by your words and your honesty. I want to do justice to every response and honor the breadth of what I’ve learned from reading everything you’ve written, but it feels impossible. I just want to urge everyone to go back and read a…

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