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It's time for me to admit I'm not really posting here on Blogger anymore. I'll still keep this blog online (as long as Blogger continues to exist) as a record of nearly 2 decades of writing, but I don't expect to be adding to it.

If you want to see what I'm up to now, come find me on Medium or Substack!

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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author)

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Abundance

by Ezra Klein

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Spent: A Comic Novel

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