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Human Parts

·May 10, 2021

Did Jesus Find My Lost Dog?

I didn’t want to admit it, but prayer seemed to work — In the summer of 2015, in the wake of a long overdue decision to officially separate from my husband and file for divorce, I drove across the country with my Saint Bernard. The trip was uneventful until I got to Tennessee, where I stayed for the weekend with old friends…

Dogs

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Did Jesus Find My Lost Dog?
Did Jesus Find My Lost Dog?
Dogs

13 min read


Apr 23, 2021

I Work So Much I’m Sore From My Chair

As a freelancer, I thought I was made for pandemic-style work life. Maybe I was wrong. — I am a workaholic and I have hit rock bottom. By which I mean I literally have a rock for a bottom. I have the beginings of a bedsore from sitting in my desk chair. A chair sore. Is this really possible? I’m afraid it is. Yesterday when I was…

Freelancing

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I Work So Much I’m Sore From My Chair
I Work So Much I’m Sore From My Chair
Freelancing

4 min read


Apr 15, 2021

Of Puppies, Pandemics and Privilege

Why was my essay about leaving New York during the pandemic the most sinister of my career? — This time last year, I was dragged on Twitter as essentially the worst person in the world. I was “a plague rat,” “a selfish asshole,” “a rich, tone deaf dip-shit,” and a “vapid, selfish fucking monster,” among hundreds of other vigorous characterizations. The occasion for this outcry was my April…

Pandemic

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Of Puppies, Pandemics and Privilege
Of Puppies, Pandemics and Privilege
Pandemic

9 min read


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Forge

·Apr 9, 2021

You Don’t Need to Know What People Are Saying About You

How to live your life on a need-to-know basis — I recently offered this piece of unsolicited advice to an author whose first book had just been published: “Don’t be constantly checking your Amazon rank. Limit yourself to 30 times a day.” It was only sort of a joke, since I had a feeling this author was likely to check…

Creativity

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You Don’t Need to Know What People Are Saying About You
You Don’t Need to Know What People Are Saying About You
Creativity

5 min read


Apr 5, 2021

I Was A Clue On Jeopardy

Can I retire now? — A few weeks ago, on March 24 to be precise, my decades-long writing career reached its apex. No, I did not win a major prize, receive a giant royalty check, or see my bestselling novel turned into a blockbuster film (or, better yet, a landmark cable series). I was a…

Essay Writing

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I Was A Clue On Jeopardy
I Was A Clue On Jeopardy
Essay Writing

6 min read


Mar 25, 2021

I Didn’t Say You Shouldn’t Write About Yourself As You Get Older

I said I shouldn’t. For now. — Last week I wrote about feeling like I was too old to write about my life. It was kind of a toss-off post, a last minute effort to come up with something to say as my deadline neared. …

Writing

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I Didn’t Say You Shouldn’t Write About Yourself As You Get Older
I Didn’t Say You Shouldn’t Write About Yourself As You Get Older
Writing

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Human Parts

·Mar 19, 2021

I’m Too Old to Write About My Life

I used to be known for personal writing. Now I can’t bear it. — I’ve recently had a revelation that should have been obvious but for some reason wasn’t; the older you get, the less charming it is to tell stories about yourself. As someone who spent at least the first half of her career mining her life for interesting/funny/embarrassing/emblematic-of-larger-cultural-phenomena anecdotes that I could…

Writing

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I’m Too Old to Write About My Life
I’m Too Old to Write About My Life
Writing

5 min read


Mar 11, 2021

Nuance Store! Grand Opening!

Why have I been working as a writer all this time when I could have been selling mugs? — You know those moments when you look up from your life and realize, with breathtaking clarity, that it’s exactly the life you dreamed of when you set out on your journey? …

Podcasting

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Nuance Store! Grand Opening!
Nuance Store! Grand Opening!
Podcasting

5 min read


Mar 4, 2021

A Bear Walks Into A Neighborhood

I still love Los Angeles. Will I ever be able to go back? — I awoke Thursday morning to the news that a bear was roaming the streets of my old neighborhood in Los Angeles. At that point there was only one photo in circulation, a shadowy image of a large black bear moseying past a garden wall in the northeast L.A. enclave of…

Los Angeles

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A Bear Walks Into A Neighborhood
A Bear Walks Into A Neighborhood
Los Angeles

7 min read


Feb 26, 2021

Pandemic Podcasting: The Sound Quality and The Fury

Microphone Settings Are Making Me Crazy. — As I discussed a few weeks ago, I have a podcast and it’s taken over my life. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, since roughly nine tenths of the American population now have podcasts and are apparently able to juggle that work with other responsibilities. …

Podcasting

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Pandemic Podcasting: The Sound Quality and The Fury
Pandemic Podcasting: The Sound Quality and The Fury
Podcasting

5 min read

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Meghan Daum

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Weekly blogger for Medium. Host of @TheUnspeakPod. Author of six books, including The Problem With Everything. www.theunspeakablepodcast.com www.meghandaum.com

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