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RG Gardner
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Communications Consultant | Content Strategist | Indie Author | Promoting the Power of Connection | Words are all we have.
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In Defense of "Safe Space"
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In Defense of "Safe Space" | Somewhere along the way, “safe space” became a punchline for many. It’s been framed as coddling. As fragility. As an excuse to avoid hard ideas. Sa
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January 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Should I take the points?
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Should I Take the Points? | It starts innocently. A free bet. A “risk-free” offer. A points bonus for logging in. Then it escalates. Because in today’s world, we’re betting on ev
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January 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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If I had to write mine today...
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If I Had to Write Mine Today | Years ago, when I was a doctoral candidate teaching freshman composition, I gave my students an assignment that made the room go still. I asked them
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January 7, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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"Who care about book and library when internet?"
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“Who care about book and library when internet?” | That was the post. No punctuation. No irony intended. Just a sentence tossed into Facebook like a mic drop: “Who care about b
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January 6, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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The gates were open. The case was closed. No alibi.
My new flash read, "No Alibi," is officially live on Amazon Kindle!
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January 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Some Good News (for a Change)
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Some Good News—for a Change | Brace yourself: not everything is on fire. I know—that’s not how the internet usually opens a sentence. We’ve grown accustomed to bad news delivere
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January 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Scott Galloway Matters
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Why Scott Galloway's Latest Book Matters — and Why We All Should Pay Attention | Scott Galloway writes wake-up calls. In Notes on Being a Man —his newly released, widely discuss
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January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Brace yourself: It's K-Pop
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Before You Roll Your Eyes at K-Pop | Let’s acknowledge it upfront: If you hear “K-Pop” and instinctively brace for neon hair, synchronized dancing, and fandoms that feel… intense
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January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Still feeding each other.
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Still Feeding Each Other | When the world feels unsteady, food becomes more than food. It becomes reassurance. Proof of care. A reminder that despite the noise, someone noticed a
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January 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Breaking News
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Breaking News | Breaking news: everything. Again. The banner never leaves. Red text. Urgent tone. A permanent state of almost-collapse that somehow never arrives. A phone l
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January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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Where's Dick Clark when we need him?
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Where's Dick Clark When We Need Him? | There was a time when New Year’s Eve didn’t feel like a stress test.  Maybe you remember. Dick Clark defined New Year's Eve. No feeds
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December 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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College Football's Participation Trophies
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College Football's Participation Trophies | I’m old enough to remember when getting a bowl bid meant you’d earned something. A real destination. A real opponent. A reason to care
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December 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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When the dead stars smile back.
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When the Dead Stars Smile Back | I’m watching It’s a Wonderful Life on AMC (I know, I know, guilty as charged). The black-and-white glow, the slower pacing, Jimmy Stewart’s voic
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December 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Are we really listening?
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The Problem Isn’t That We Disagree—It’s That We Don’t Listen | We argue like we care. We listen like we don’t. I grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, an area where people really
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December 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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They're not reading less. They're reading differently.
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They’re Not Reading Less. They’re Reading Differently. | The headline writes itself: Millennials and Gen Z don’t read anymore. Very few have read a book cover to cover It soun
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December 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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In case your Christmas isn't Instagram-perfect.
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In Case Your Christmas Isn't Instagram-Perfect | Christmas has officially arrived when you realize you’ve bought gifts for people you barely know and forgotten one person you love
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December 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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The Future Belongs to Generalists. Again.
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The Future Belongs to Generalists. Again. | Early in my career, I worried I was too scattered. Different roles. Different industries. Different skill sets. It didn’t look like
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December 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Beware of the Golden Hour Trap!
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Nostalgia Poisoning: How Your Best Memories are Sabotaging Your Future | The Golden Hour Trap I’ll start off with a bubble burster. Nostalgia is the ultimate  unreliable
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December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The war was a script written by men in rooms far away. In a quiet forest clearing, one soldier decided to go rogue. My new short story, "The Unscripted Bullet," is officially live on Amazon Kindle.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Borrowed Outrage: The Secondary Trauma of the Scroll
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Borrowed Outrage: The Secondary Trauma of the Scroll | We live in an age of emotional contagion . Every time you open a social media app, you’re pressured to adopt a complaint or
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December 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The 10 Best Holiday Debates
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The 10 Best Holiday Debates to Start a (Fun) Fight | Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? According to the Cube Rule of Food , a hot dog is actually a taco because it is starch on thre
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December 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Quit sweating the mundane!
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Sweating the Mundane: Why We Use the "Small Stuff" to Hide | We’ve all heard the advice: "Don’t sweat the small stuff." It’s meant to be liberating, a call to let go of the triv
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December 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Goodbye to an old friend.

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The Unexpected Convert and a 21-Year Legacy | Today, I buried Brain. A black cat with startling green eyes and a name that, yes, I'd rather not elaborate on. He was 21 years old
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December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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When God Meets the Machine: Faith, Consciousness, and the Coming Convergence | There was a time when the word “creation” meant something divine. Now it’s a software update. We use
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November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM