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I want to stop. I don't need to stop.
On the complexities of continuing forward
Mar 11
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Macey Shofroth
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Two humans walk into an animal shelter
How my cats taught me to let things be
Mar 4
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Macey Shofroth
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A Kitchen in Disarray
On cooking and mess
Feb 18
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Macey Shofroth
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I don't want to write about anger.
Jan 28
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Macey Shofroth
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To My Grandpa
Aug 12, 2023
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Macey Shofroth
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The Iowa Women's Basketball team is full of incredible athletes—and artists
Mar 14, 2024
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Macey Shofroth
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Why I No Longer Begin My Sentences with "I Think"
Aug 7, 2024
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Macey Shofroth
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The skill of joy
Feb 4
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Macey Shofroth
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Happy Anniversary to my Dead Pancreas
Jan 26, 2024
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Macey Shofroth
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Hued
A microessay no one wanted to publish so I'm publishing it anyway
Feb 11
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Macey Shofroth
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The skill of joy
On living idealistically
Feb 4
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Macey Shofroth
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I don't want to write about anger.
Crushing the structures of solitude
Jan 28
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Macey Shofroth
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When story feels inpenetrable
On writing through oblivion
Jan 21
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Macey Shofroth
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The Midwest Creative is back for 2025
Hey, it's me.
Jan 14
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Macey Shofroth
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10 Things I've Learned from 100 Posts on Substack
And how I hope to write the next 100
Nov 22, 2024
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Macey Shofroth
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Elections will not save us.
An appeal to think of living more than voting
Nov 4, 2024
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Macey Shofroth
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