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Will Pemberton, RIP.
In gratitude for a friendship
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John Jalsevac
12
My favourite piece of advice to give new parents
You'll thank me if you follow this!
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John Jalsevac
2
The brutal truth about the Internet and creative work
Like Mark Boyle, we can work slower, and yet get more done in less time
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John Jalsevac
Following Anne of Green Gables
My wife is an obsessive fan of Anne of Green Gables, the melodramatic and mischievous redhead from the Maritimes who captured the hearts of millions.
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Jonathon Van Maren
2
The joy of being wrong
Or, why I trust people who change their minds, openly and often
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John Jalsevac
3
Book review: "The Way Home" by Mark Boyle
A beautiful but flawed account of one man's abandonment of all modern technology
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Jonathon Van Maren
The heartbreaking real-life inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh
On visiting the Pooh Gallery in Winnipeg, Canada.
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Jonathon Van Maren
2
Why Matt Walsh is wrong about the Bachman's warbler
Late last year, The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh took aim at an unexpected target: the Bachman’s warbler.
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Jonathon Van Maren
2
What nobody told me about having (a lot of) kids
An anecdote to start with: Sitting at the dinner table about four years ago, my then-3-year-old eldest son expostulating about what he’ll do when he…
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John Jalsevac
The sheer magic of books
By Jonathon Van Maren
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Jonathon Van Maren
2
We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It
A review of Tom Phelan's wonderful memoir
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Jonathon Van Maren
2
The Hole in the Sky
A poem by Will Pemberton
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William Pemberton
2
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