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When I was in the city, I was living what I thought was the dream: I had a stable government job, a great house, and a packed social schedule.I had built a life I was proud of, and that life had absolutely nothing to do with cows. Then, I met…
Standing in my apartment full of boxes, I had every intention of leaving California behind to continue my job hunt from my hometown in Michigan.I’d hoped my search would take me somewhere new and more conducive to my writing, like New York, when one conversation with a guy I’d met…
Almost eight years ago, in the fall of 2017, my wife and I packed up our lives and moved to Nelson, British Columbia. You’ve likely never heard of this hidden gem. It’s a quirky, secluded mountain town nestled deep in the West Kootenays in central British Columbia.After years of living…
I get mixed reactions every time I tell people I live in a retirement village. Some people just laugh it off because they don’t understand how I came to that decision. Some ask, “Isn’t that depressing?” while some family members initially thought I was way too young to live around…
“Love Island USA” season seven is the TV event of the summer after earlier seasons (aside from the groundbreaking season six, of course) failed to grab viewers.Spotlight, a publication run by the entertainment data company Luminate, reported that the season, which started on June 3, had been streamed over a…
My grandmother was loyal to her local Sam’s Club. She kept that membership for 22 years, since I was 10 years old, and swore by the savings and bulk deals. She loved everything about it — from the early senior hours to the routine of pushing the cart to get…
Shortly before my 23rd birthday, I was diagnosed with Asperger’s, now known as autism spectrum disorder.I’d been studying to become a high school English teacher. However, after a difficult substitute teaching internship, I decided that path wasn’t for me.The glitzy city of Boston felt like the logical next step, so…
