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Girl, Unemployed: Part II
About a month ago, suddenly and surprisingly, the firm I was working for was not able to renew my permalance contract for reasons unknown. Consider my tongue held. Last month, I wrote about it. A few weeks ago, I took a trip to the beach. And this past week, I got to work a trade…
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Carolina Beach
The Carolinas have always been home. But home means different things to different people. Is home a place? The family you surround yourself with? Is it more of a feeling than a physical structure? For me, home wasn’t just the house I grew up in. It was one- or two-week vacations at Sunset Beach. It…
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Girl, Unemployed: Part I
Unemployment can be a totally foreign concept—until it happens to you. For me, it was two weeks ago today that I got my notice (a short-term contract that was supposed to go permanent), and it’s taken me these two long weeks to write about it. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, actually. Back in…
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How to write a commercial
by Brian Smith At (Company) we know (incredibly obvious and relatable “insight”). That’s why we (something every other company also does) to keep you (some sort of winning metaphor) at life. (Company) We get you.
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Puppies & Snuggles (Sometimes)
About a month ago, Brian and I finally did what we’d been talking about for years. We got a dog (!!!) This girl’s name is Zoey, (zōē), which is Greek for “life.” And full of life she certainly is. Look at that face! A few things about Zoey: She’s sweet, sometimes; energetic, sometimes; and reserved,…
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Housewarming
I love having visitors in my home. It truly does make the house feel more warm, doesn’t it? Last weekend, it was my boyfriend’s dad, who I hope will, one day, be my father-in-law. (Shh.) Mr. Smith brought with him a car full of goodies and a heart full of joy to see his son.…
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Home
by Brian Smith Is home the town I grew up in, or the physical house within that town? If my dad sells said house, am I suddenly homeless? Or is home just the space you come back to at the end of a long work day? I lived in the same house for 18 years…
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What are your 2018 goals?
Question for the room: what are your 2018 goals? Have you started thinking about them yet? Believe it or not, we’re halfway through December, y’all; it’s not too early. Today, my boyfriend texted me a picture of his goals, handwritten in his spiral notebook,…
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New Home-Cooking Food-Delivery Service, Pink Napkin, Changes Game for Millennials Who Can’t Cook
Pink is the new black, everyone. Or at least New York mag seems to think so. In an effort to make some serious cash—we mean change the cooking game—new home-cooking food-delivery service Pink Napkin, the newest food-delivery service to hit millennials’ news feeds via Facebook ads, offers “fresh, delicious, and locally sourced ingredients, packed into…
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On Leaving New York
Three and a half years. That’s how much I gave to this place, to the city of dreams and, as some say, the greatest city in the world. There’s no doubt it’s great—just look at it. The people it attracts. The work it churns out. The constant buzz of subway performers, Wall Street cronies, and…
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Leah McCann Smith | Writer & Editor 