Category: Stories
Personal narrative — growing up, identity, life lessons, and the moments that shaped how I see the world.
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You’re Gary’s Little Brother
Growing up one year behind a brother who scored 1480 on the SATs without trying teaches you something…
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You Don’t Have to Choose One Life
You don’t have to choose one life. I didn’t, and the contradictions are what make everything work.
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I Wasn’t Distracted. I Was Focused. You Just Couldn’t Tell.
I wasn’t distracted. I was focused. You just couldn’t tell because my kind of focus doesn’t look like…
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Military School Gave Me Nightmares and an Identity (Both Still With Me)
Military school gave me nightmares and an identity. Both still show up when I least expect them.
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The Year I Lost Everything (And the Parking Lot That Changed It)
When I lost everything at 38 — my business, my marriage, my house, my children — I sat…
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I Wasn’t Worth Much, But I Could Pick Up Trash
When I lost everything at 38 — my business, my marriage, my house, my children — I sat…
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Magnificante Colección de Mierda
In 1991, I was VP of International Operations at my family’s housewares business, sending monthly trilingual faxes to…