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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

·Jun 6, 2021

Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit

Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit I’ve been to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, I’ve seen his prized work curated and in chronological order. I’ve read Van Gogh’s book of letters, displaying his pending insanity and not. I’ve seen the very blue kitchen at Monet’s house and peered out at the…

Van Gogh

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Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit
Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit
Van Gogh

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The Haven

·Mar 6, 2021

My Date with a Mormon

I was a junior in High School. He was the tallest senior, and tallest person I’d ever seen. At 6’7 he was 14 inches taller than me. We had never spoken so he surprised me when he walked up and said, “Can I sign your yearbook?” I didn’t have a…

Dating

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My Date with a Mormon
My Date with a Mormon
Dating

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The Haven

·Feb 10, 2021

I miss onesie bar crawls?

Some time ago I visited my best friends in Portland, OR. Week of, they called to remind me to bring my onesie for a bar crawl. — Now you may have noticed that this became a thing across cities and small towns. If not, to fill you in, it is exactly what is sounds like: Grown-ups wear onesies and prance about. …

Pandemic

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I miss onesie bar crawls?
I miss onesie bar crawls?
Pandemic

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The Haven

·Jan 29, 2021

Customer Collaboration — 2021 — Week 4 — Insensitivity

Me? I’ve been a spice seller, school supply peddler, art apparel sales woman, tutor, ice cream scooper, barista, carnie, hostess, waitress, assistant, manager, mediator and director (in that order). I’ve noticed that things I can’t make up seem to happen all-the-time. These are my stories. — — — — It’s…

Work Life Balance

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Customer Collaboration — 2021 — Week 4 — Insensitivity
Customer Collaboration — 2021 — Week 4 — Insensitivity
Work Life Balance

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The Haven

·Jan 23, 2021

Customer Collaboration- 2021 — Week 3- Work Spouse

Please, just say “No” to the terms Work Wife and Work Husband. I have been in a happily committed relationship for many moons. I love my partner. I put up with his persistence at being methodical and organized and he adores my ability to disassemble a room at a glance…

Collaboration

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Customer Collaboration- 2021 — Week 3- Work Spouse
Customer Collaboration- 2021 — Week 3- Work Spouse
Collaboration

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Growing Grief

·Jan 10, 2021

My Mom Committed Suicide

~Elizabeth, years before having me. Introduction: When I was 15 my mom ended her life on purpose. She did not die quickly. I had a disjointed relationship with my mother because of her relationship with drugs. Sometimes, I called her by her full name, Elizabeth, allowing her to be someone…

Suicide

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My Mom Committed Suicide
My Mom Committed Suicide
Suicide

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The Haven

·Jan 9, 2021

Customer Collaboration- 2021 — Week 1- It’s My Fault Really

Art Credit: Tim FitzGerald, @decelorator Me? I’ve been a spice seller, school supply peddler, art apparel sales woman, tutor, ice cream scooper, carnie, barista, hostess, waitress, assistant, manager and director (in that order). I’ve noticed that things I can’t make up seem to happen all-the-time. These are my stories. —…

Customer Service

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Customer Collaboration- 2021 — Week 1
Customer Collaboration- 2021 — Week 1
Customer Service

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Dec 31, 2020

Another Time I Wasn’t Arrested

Art Credit: Tim FitzGerald, @decelorator Another Time I Wasn’t Arrested Apparently, when you are both 5th year college seniors and you just broke up with your girlfriend in the house we all lived in, it leads to accepting party invitations in a part of town you don’t usually visit. And when this party invite somehow came from a student in…

Coronavirus

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Another Time I Wasn’t Arrested
Another Time I Wasn’t Arrested
Coronavirus

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Dec 31, 2020

A Relationship Through Balance

Art Credit: Tim FitzGerald, @decelorator A Relationship Through Balance When we started dating, he knew the best place to get a $4 burrito. They had a vegetarian burrito that wasn’t weird vegetables that do not belong in a burrito. It was magic. When he visited me I made frozen salmon, frozen broccoli and instant…

Coronavirus

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A Relationship Through Balance
A Relationship Through Balance
Coronavirus

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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

·Dec 31, 2020

Willie Nelson is a Style

The song, “Angel Flying to Close to the Ground,” was released the year I was born. I remember hearing it when I was four, choreographing my first dance when my dad’s girlfriend played the album and song on repeat. …

Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson is a Style
Willie Nelson is a Style
Willie Nelson

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