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{How to} Meditate: A Beginner’s Guide to Being Terrible at It

Learning how to meditate—for just 10 minutes a day—could really change your life. Now, if you could just sit still and think about nothing.

Billy Hafferty
August 25, 2021
Lifestyle
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{Unpopular Opinion}: It’s Not Love That Matters

Many have put love on a pedestal, like it’s this universal force for good with no downside. But what if love is too easy? What if there’s something bigger than love that comes first?

Billy Hafferty
June 24, 2021
Lifestyle, Prompts
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My Kind of Coffee

There are many kinds of coffee, but only two are acceptable: the good kind, and the shit kind. A poem celebrating a special brew.

Billy Hafferty
March 26, 2021
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Do You Ever Really Have A Choice?

We spend so much time wondering whether we’re made the right choice. But what if that was never an option in the first place?

Billy Hafferty
March 4, 2021
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TW: Excerpts from Love Letters (or Suicide Notes)

Is this an excerpt from a love letter or a suicide note? While reeling in emotion and gravity and finality, sometimes it’s hard to tell.

Billy Hafferty
December 1, 2020
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POETRY: A Dog Named Cliché

There are countless clichés about love, and yet it’s still so unclear what it is or where to find it. The restless never stop looking.

Billy Hafferty
November 20, 2020
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POETRY: Scars

We all have scrapes and wounds that affect us at the surface level. They heal over time and leave behind scars that remind us of what we’ve been through.

Billy Hafferty
November 16, 2020
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Getting Booty-Called by a Witch: A Sonnet

It’s nearly Halloween, and the witches are feeling a bit frisky. So just beware, because you won’t be prepared for a witch’s booty call.

Billy Hafferty
October 30, 2020
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Fourth of July Fireworks: What Exactly Are We Celebrating?

Every July, Americans set off fireworks, but this year it all feels different. What if we were less flash and more focus? What changes might come?

Billy Hafferty
July 6, 2020
Politics
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