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Jan 15, 2021

If hindsight is 2020, perspective is 2021.

“When I think of people who have had a great 2020, you’re one of them,” my friend Mia said to me over coffee and an egg sandwich on Venice beach, the morning of new year’s eve. My gut reaction was pure surprise. You see, I am not a prime candidate…

Life Lessons

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If hindsight is 2020, perspective is 2021.
If hindsight is 2020, perspective is 2021.
Life Lessons

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The Bold Italic

·Dec 22, 2020

In a Pandemic, a Kiss Is No Longer Just a Kiss

My first pandemic date ended with a surprise — The Pandemic Dating Diaries is a TBI series that features moments in love, dating, and sex during Covid-19 directly from our readers. Have a story you’d like to submit? Email us or DM us on Twitter or Instagram. He kissed me. And just like that, I was exposed to the…

Pandemic Dating Diaries

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In a Pandemic, a Kiss Is No Longer Just a Kiss
In a Pandemic, a Kiss Is No Longer Just a Kiss
Pandemic Dating Diaries

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Political Sense

·Nov 12, 2020

I’m a poll worker.

Learnings from 5 days inside a California vote center. The average person has no idea how the elective process works. Myself included; that is, until I worked the vote center. For five consecutive days, beginning the Friday before the election, and ending on election day, I worked 7:30 am to…

Election 2020

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I’m a poll worker.
I’m a poll worker.
Election 2020

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Sep 17, 2020

Needs Improvement: A performance evaluation of America’s Chief Executive Officer

There are many ways to measure a President. However, I think it’s only fair to measure a man by his own standards. A set of expectations that he has chosen for himself. A key component of Trump’s public image, that Trump himself has perpetuated on the campaign trail in 2016…

Politics

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Needs Improvement: A performance evaluation of America’s Chief Executive Officer
Needs Improvement: A performance evaluation of America’s Chief Executive Officer
Politics

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Aug 11, 2020

You don’t have to leave home to mobilize voters. But does it work?

When I committed to volunteering my time to mobilize voters for the 2020 election, I certainly never thought I would be doing so from my couch. Here’s three takeaways after 2 months volunteering with When We All Vote, Vote Save America and the Democratic Party of Orange County: There’s an…

Politics

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Politics

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Amy Shoemaker

Amy Shoemaker

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Storyteller, MBA, and activist. Legally forty.

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