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Twilight of the Hogs
Ryan Gossen Owen Clarke 12/24/21 Ryan Gossen Owen Clarke 12/24/21

Twilight of the Hogs

I was bored with nature. Hunting gave me a path deeper into the wild and taught me about empathy, ethics, and my own mind.

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Mechanical Madness
Gentry Patterson Owen Clarke 12/17/21 Gentry Patterson Owen Clarke 12/17/21

Mechanical Madness

Persevering my way to Catastrophe.

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The Invitation
Keely Dickes Owen Clarke 12/10/21 Keely Dickes Owen Clarke 12/10/21

The Invitation

Writing… it’s an open invitation hovering in the background of my mind, one that I can only either accept or deny.

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Memory of Loneliness
Owen Clarke Owen Clarke 12/3/21 Owen Clarke Owen Clarke 12/3/21

Memory of Loneliness

My experience with chronic pain, mental and physical isolation, and living the life I always wanted to live.

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Book Club October ‘21: Endurance
Book Club Owen Clarke 11/19/21 Book Club Owen Clarke 11/19/21

Book Club October ‘21: Endurance

Three contributing editors give their thoughts on the Dead Foot Collective Book Club selection for October 2021: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing.

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Made in the USA
Alben Osaki Owen Clarke 11/12/21 Alben Osaki Owen Clarke 11/12/21

Made in the USA

Growing up as a minority in the land of the free.

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The Depth
Andrew Dendy Owen Clarke 11/5/21 Andrew Dendy Owen Clarke 11/5/21

The Depth

The first part of a series of essays about my journey to mental wellness and the lessons I've learned along the way.

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Early Endings
Colleen Edwards Owen Clarke 10/29/21 Colleen Edwards Owen Clarke 10/29/21

Early Endings

A reflection on letting go.

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Homeward Bound
Cammi Norville Owen Clarke 10/22/21 Cammi Norville Owen Clarke 10/22/21

Homeward Bound

I used to think that in order to be happy, my life trajectory had to reflect the lives of people around me. That meant I needed a stable, physical home… Right?

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Lena Zhang Harrap
Aoife Broad Owen Clarke 10/15/21 Aoife Broad Owen Clarke 10/15/21

Lena Zhang Harrap

Why are we more outraged at some murders than others? Subconsciously, I think we already know the answer.

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Don't Live for Gatorade
Gentry Patterson Owen Clarke 10/10/21 Gentry Patterson Owen Clarke 10/10/21

Don't Live for Gatorade

Why a happy life is all about Today.

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Do Good Lives Need to Be Sustainable?
Keely Dickes Owen Clarke 10/1/21 Keely Dickes Owen Clarke 10/1/21

Do Good Lives Need to Be Sustainable?

I was all idealism, all passion, all hunger and all fight. What am I now?

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The Magazine Phoenix
Owen Clarke Owen Clarke 9/17/21 Owen Clarke Owen Clarke 9/17/21

The Magazine Phoenix

Publications stopped catering to the reader the day we stopped footing the bill. Digital subscription models allow us to take them back.

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Much Ado About... Something
Alben Osaki Owen Clarke 9/11/21 Alben Osaki Owen Clarke 9/11/21

Much Ado About... Something

A self-reflection on the 20-year war.

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A Survey of Risk
Andrew Dendy Owen Clarke 9/3/21 Andrew Dendy Owen Clarke 9/3/21

A Survey of Risk

Risk and how we approach it.

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Finding Mindfulness in Photography
Robyn Yzelman Owen Clarke 8/27/21 Robyn Yzelman Owen Clarke 8/27/21

Finding Mindfulness in Photography

How photography took me from an obsession with capturing the past to living authentically in the present.

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The Little Things
Colleen Edwards Owen Clarke 8/20/21 Colleen Edwards Owen Clarke 8/20/21

The Little Things

Finding magic in the little stuff.

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You’re Going to Die (Someday)
Aoife Broad Owen Clarke 8/13/21 Aoife Broad Owen Clarke 8/13/21

You’re Going to Die (Someday)

On life lived in awareness of mortality.

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