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The Personal Artifacts We Carry With Us Through Our Lives

Why I keep wearing board shorts when there’s no seaside in sight.

6 min readNov 24, 2021

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Day Drinking with my Dog

The Chihuahua Conversations

3 min readFeb 21, 2020

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The Genteel Guide to Sophisticated Swearing

You can be profane without seeming vulgar

4 min readMar 4, 2020

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I Ate Vegans for 60 Days

Here is how they changed me

3 min readFeb 20, 2020

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The Stranger Life

When faraway places feel familiar and home is a foreign land.

10 min readOct 8, 2021

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When Your Anti-Vaxer Spouse Catches COVID

A little schadenfreude goes a long way.

7 min readNov 5, 2021

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How Three Stories Turned Vlad the Impaler into a Billion Dollar Vampire

From Prince to Monster to Vampire in three acts.

9 min readOct 26, 2021

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Your Best Leadership Abilities Come from Practicing Your Influence Skills

Some are born to lead and others figure it out along the way.

5 min readSep 30, 2021

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The Best Skills for the Post-Pandemic Business World Are the Soft Ones

Work in the time of COVID requires max humanity.

8 min readSep 19, 2021

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Negotiate like a Child, Not a Boss

You can learn valuable persuasion tactics from kids.

7 min readSep 16, 2021

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Brian Abbey

Brian Abbey

expat, ex-philosopher, ex-entrepreneur writing on society, relationships, & AI singularities. VICE, Salon, & misc humor sites @brianabbey brianabbeywriter.com

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