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The Thing About Feeling Less Than

December 10, 2019 By Len Kuntz

For most, if not all of my life, I’ve felt less than. That I don’t measure up, or if I do, I’m an imposter. Like, even if I have it all, I have nothing. If things are going really well, I assume it’ll be fleeting. Success, if it comes, seems like a clever hoax. When […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: doubt, essay, Len Kuntz, nonfiction, self-esteem, Writing, writing life

The Thing About Being Present

November 12, 2019 By Len Kuntz

I tried to figure out why women, in particular, were so crazy about the Priest character I wrote for Fleabag. Sure, he was handsome and charming and all that, but why go so nuts? In studying it, I eventually realized he was doing this one amazing thing in every scene—he was listening. —Phoebe Waller-Bridge Here’s a […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: being present, essay, Len Kuntz, nonfiction, relationships, texting, Writing

Just Be

October 23, 2019 By Epiphany Ferrell

It’s busy inside my head. At any given time, I’m thinking about at least three different things: deadlines to meet, snippets of stories that I’ve read or am trying to write, work projects, grocery lists, communication that has or needs to happen, all of it often overlaid with a soundtrack of mashed-up sections of songs […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: Epiphany Ferrell, essay, inner calm, mediation, mindfulness, nonfiction, Writing

A Non-Partisan Guide To 2020 Democratic Candidate Merch

October 6, 2019 By Jennifer Kalison

After a quick, yet somehow exhausting, review of the online stores for the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, I’m calling a winner. Two winners, actually – it’s a tie between Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang. Pete Buttigieg has the best palette, a bright, happy mix of yellow and orange mixed with a variety of blues, giving […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke, campaign merchandise, Corey Booker, Elizabeth Warren, essay, Jennifer Kalison, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, nonfiction, Pete Buttigieg, Writing

The Wise Children

September 25, 2019 By Christian Scholer

Greta Thunberg seems to scare people. The Swedish teenager has almost single-handedly changed climate change discussions. Instead of talking about it with a sunny optimism, she talks about it like a cardiologist whose patient won’t stop eating bacon: If we don’t make a drastic change, it’s over. We’re all going to die. Doing this has […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: Christian Scholer, climate change, David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, essay, global warming, Greta Thunberg, nonfiction, Parkland shooting, Writing

The Thing About (My) Parents

September 17, 2019 By Len Kuntz

“The most loving parents can commit murder with smiles on their faces. They can force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.” -Jim Morrison. In life, we are bestowed certain things, whether we want them or not. The first of those two are our DNA and the family we’re […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: blog, dysfunctional, essay, Len Kuntz, nonfiction, parents, Writing

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The Thing About Feeling Less Than

December 10, 2019 By Len Kuntz

For most, if not all of my life, I’ve felt less than. That I don’t measure up, or if I do, I’m an imposter. Like, even if I have it all, I have nothing. If things are going really well, I assume it’ll be fleeting. Success, if it comes, seems like a clever hoax. When […]

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