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An Encounter With Some Immortals (Well, They Said They Were Immortal)

As a junior reporter, my first-ever assignment was to interview a group of self-professed Immortals. It was their word against mine…

Nov 22, 2024

An Encounter With Some Immortals (Well, They Said They Were Immortal)

Nov 22, 2024

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The day I went horse-riding with angels

It’s like any other riding lesson — only with disembodied entities.

Dec 2, 2024

The day I went horse-riding with angels

Dec 2, 2024

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I Spent 365 Days Celebrating Fake Holidays — And It Changed Me

National Hermit Day, Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, National Cabbage Day… In 2022 I decided to observe a different silly holiday or…

Dec 10, 2024

I Spent 365 Days Celebrating Fake Holidays — And It Changed Me

Dec 10, 2024

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The Day My Dad Met Padre Pio

In 1945, while stationed in Italy, my Dad visited a monk who was drawing crowds with rumours of miracles and stigmata. This is his account.

May 7, 2024

The Day My Dad Met Padre Pio

May 7, 2024

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How To Write A Short Story

10 practical steps for finishing your short story — with examples

Nov 16, 2020

How To Write A Short Story

Nov 16, 2020

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What Does Human Flesh Taste Like?

Don’t just say chicken.

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What Does Human Flesh Taste Like?

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‘My Child’s Condition is a Puzzle of Unknown Pieces’

Children like Aeron have diseases so rare they sometimes don’t even have a name — and parents have to get together to work on the etiology…

May 10

‘My Child’s Condition is a Puzzle of Unknown Pieces’

May 10

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A Life in Lighthouses

Like his family before him, Brian Johnson has worked in and around lighthouses all his life.

May 9

A Life in Lighthouses

May 9

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A Day in the Life of an Unpaid Carer

Beth Dodgson has been looking after her family’s needs since before she could speak.

May 9

A Day in the Life of an Unpaid Carer

May 9

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‘Sometimes I’ll just go out and shout… because I can’

Performance, pageantry, tradition, tourist attraction… As an official town crier, Jane Smith is a living slice of history

May 8

‘Sometimes I’ll just go out and shout… because I can’

May 8

dan brotzel

dan brotzel

Funny-sad author of Thank You For The Days; order at amzn.to/40yOfXr | The Wolf in the Woods, Hotel du Jack, Work in Progress

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