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The Last Mile Trial: Why Finishing A Series Is So Damn Hard

June 5, 2025May 29, 2025 by A.B. Channing
A road with tight switchbacks winds up a mountain beneath you. Driving that would probably give you vertigo, and walking it would probably give you blisters. Luckily, you're a camera drone.

Stuck on those final books? Welcome to the club, friend. I’m so sorry.

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Writing An Identity I Struggle To Love (Because It’s Mine)

June 5, 2025April 2, 2025 by A.B. Channing
The silhouette of a man stands alone on a rocky outcrop beneath the skeleton of a gnarled desert tree. Behind and over them both is a sky full of stars.

No one is above internalized bias. I am no exception.

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