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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shanon Morris, a 34-year-old entrepreneur in Ithaca, New York. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’m a Navy veteran, Marine Corps spouse, and the CEO of Trimester Abroad, where I develop solutions that elevate the travel and…
When Taylor Swift was 22, she wasn’t feeling 22. At least not in the way her iconic song describes. Loading audio narration… In reality, she sat alone in a hotel room and doom-spiraled about her career trajectory.”It sounds ridiculous, but at 22 years old, I felt completely washed up,” Swift…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Fong, 25, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In March 2025, he was laid off from a tech startup. After about nine months of searching for a job, he started a content-creation business. The following has been edited…
Just days after graduating from college, my now-husband Scott and I loaded all our belongings into my truck and started driving south. Loading audio narration… We’d been spending our last couple of years at college dreaming about building an off-grid cabin so we could live a sustainable life close to…
“It’s got good bones,” the seller said, as if he had to sell it to me. Loading audio narration… He didn’t. We both knew I was already in love with the house.For some, a kitchen that hasn’t been touched since 1948 would be a total gut renovation, but I’m enamored…
