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Familial Reflection on Suicide
September 24, 2026
David Himmel
Familial Reflection on Suicide
September 24, 2026
David Himmel

I think my dad had a hard time with retirement. In the five months since stepping away he’d grown increasingly interested in me. I couldn’t tell if it was out of boredom or guilt for not having been more involved in my life up to that point. And though I never felt abandoned by him, it was nice—albeit strange—to get to spend some time with him.

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September 24, 2026
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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 26, 2026

We must strive to make what happens to us good for us. That’s how we master disappointment. That’s how we evolve and persevere.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 9, 2025
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A Montessori education is child-led and parents shamed. And judging by the classroom toys and décor, it’s an education opposed to color and joy.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 14, 2024
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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 14, 2024

They finally found me. I received a Jury Summons. Was told to bring something to read. Finally, a place where I can confidently read Mein Kampf in public.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 27, 2022
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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 27, 2022

Roxanne Gay’s guest column in the New York Times about being thin skinned and not having to take a joke is the best April Fool’s joke I’ve ever seen.

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