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Imagine being woken in the middle of the night by armed men wearing wetsuits and pointing laser sights from their guns at your forehead. One hands you a zip-tie and instructs you to bind your boyfriend. Then he tells him to do the same to you. They require you to don dark goggles…

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I thought I knew how to breathe correctly. Man, was I wrong. Turns out I’m a mouth breather. And that’s bad, bad, bad. I also have email apnea, my…

Aug 17, 2020

Welcome to Write About Now by me, Jonathan Small. Jonathan Small is a journalist and podcast host. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. In the…

Aug 17, 2020

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