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⚽ Twelve 8-year-olds + 200mg of caffeine + one mortified coach = the best bar story you’ll hear today. Trust us, you want to hear how this ends.
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A late-night traffic stop becomes a reminder: storytelling connects us, grounds us, and makes us known. In a world of strangers, our stories are how we find our way home.
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Grant’s thoughts about purchasing the Toyota snapped away when the officer softly tapped the driver’s side window. “Hello? Can you roll down the window for me, sir?” Grant didn’t realize the young officer was standing next to his door. The lights were blinding and hypnotizing all at the same time. “Yes, sir. Absolutely.” He quickly
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Before I was old enough to read, I told stories. Imagination incubated, spit out into the world through my limited toddler vocabulary. After being taught how to read and write, the magic turned from oral stories to written stories. Now I was writing my own material, reading everything I could to get ideas, even the
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Staring right at me, I thought she would start screaming, yelling at the top of her lungs. Before you start in on me, I just want to set the record straight – I didn’t start this argument. No. Really. I didn’t. It wasn’t my fault. But then again, the guilty always have a way of
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Wes Rethath, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Tasty Tots Incorporated, a nonprofit geared toward feeding hungry families in Kansas, made this statement during a mandatory employee meeting. I made a mistake sitting closer to the back of the venue instead of putting myself in the middle. The agenda for today’s meeting was
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“Did you know she worked here?” “No. What did she do?” I’m not sure if the conversation went something like this or if it was glossed over. What I do know is the mental health organization she worked for wasn’t healthy, even though they claimed that mental health was the top priority and of major
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Artificial intelligence is on everyone’s mind lately, at every level. One thought is that AI can recreate creative content, tell stories, and think creatively as human beings do. From the logical side of things I can see the benefits of AI, particularly in the technology industries where it’s either A or B, one or zero.
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Pay for executives skyrocketed 12.6% last year, dwarfing the 4.1% raises for rank-and-file employees. I had to read that twice for it to sink in. Average salaries for CEOs increased by more than 12% last year, but regular run-of-the-mill middle-class workers? On average, these workers received less than 5% of an increase. Not a cost
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“I just need to buy that car. That’s all.” “What in the hell are you talking about, Geri?” Geri had a way of starting a conversation in her head out loud, confusing her BFF Beth. “You know I can’t keep up with you, right? You start out in the middle of a thought . .
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The idea behind hiring a human resources director or manager is to gain and retain employees. The role is designed to recruit, onboard, and train new hires, manage and maintain performance, handle all the compensation and benefits, and resolve employee conflicts. Your human resources officer also ensures all staff comply with labor laws and employment
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“Tony, I don’t know how many times I have to tell you, you can’t come in here dressed like that,” Margie said, a cigarette hanging from her lipstick-painted red lips. In her right hand, she held a carafe of burned black coffee. In the other, a breakfast plate: three pancakes, two pieces of thick linked
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Four years ago, the world isolated itself from connecting socially with people fearing a nefarious new virus, COVID-19. Eyes were what you saw in public. If worn correctly, another person’s eyes sit above the mask, covering their nose and mouth. Unless you dared expose yourself and your loved ones to the dreaded coronavirus. One hard
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Mark, Joe, and Chris were all friends back in the day. We’re talking about the early 1970s when kids were shoved outside and told to play, often unsupervised and unregulated. But for the three boys, they didn’t think much about that. Mark was a bit of a loudmouth and opinionated on every subject. A fan
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