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The Most Important Lesson In Bravery I Learned Came from a Self-Help Quote on the Wall of a Greek Restaurant

The Most Important Lesson In Bravery I Learned Came from a Self-Help Quote on the Wall of a Greek Restaurant

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Dear Reader,

To begin, let’s get the obvious out of the way:

*Inchoate screaming out window, followed by dry heaving*

Now, that’s done.

I Am Afraid

I’m afraid. I think you are too.

I hate myself for being afraid. I hate my coward’s heart.

Not least because people depend on me.

I’m the political news firehose for many people in my personal life, the one with…

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