I recently had a conversation with someone I had not talked to in a long while. I was feeling particularly unenthused with my life this…
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In Another Life: To Be A Writer
Science fiction movies are filled with tropes about parallel universes and travel to them. It makes one stop and wonder about the different ways one’s…
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A Kuhnian Re-Threading of the Needle
It is 3 a.m. Dutifully, my phone replays “Questions In a World of Blue” by Julee Cruise for what seems like the millionth time. My…
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Go Your Own Way: An Advice Piece
When I came to William Jewell College, I had meticulously spelled out a four-year plan. The end result of this four-year plan was what I…
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‘The Good Place’ is a surprisingly good place to learn the basics of philosophy
NBC’s hit comedy “The Good Place” will return for its fourth and final season Sept. 26. Also this fall, William Jewell College students return to…
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