Tag: writing
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The Thinning Veil: Remembering the Dead
By Rachel Puryear The month of October, and Halloween season, always brings a certain electricity to the air. Along with the crisp breeze, the ghostly decorations, the pumpkin treats, and the colorfully changing leaves; comes that familiar, recurring whisper: the veil is thinning. According to Irish and Scottish folklore (and likely others had similar beliefs,…
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Q&A: Signs You’re Being Catfished
By Rachel Puryear Have you ever met someone who seemed incredibly wonderful – but had a nagging feeling that they were perhaps too good to be true? And then maybe found out that they in fact weren’t who you initially thought they were? Unfortunately, that’s something just about all of us will experience in this…
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Asking for Help is Great – But is There Also an Obligation to Offer It?
By Rachel Puryear We all know that it’s very helpful to ask for help. It lets others know what we need when they might otherwise have no idea, and it gives us a chance to practice being assertive. Certainly, people should ask for help more often – and many don’t, quite to their own detriment.…
