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Yep, it is time. There is a common fallacy known as the sunk-cost fallacy wherein an individual (in this case a writer) is reluctant to give up or change their strategy because they’ve invested so much time and effort toward it, and to do so, would essentially be throwing all that time and effort away. I think I’ve fallen victim to this fallacy. With that said, I’ve come to a point where I recognize the fork in the road that…
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You were my brother, my cousin, my family. Having to say ‘were’ carries with it an immense pain. The past tense is a shadow lingering on every condolence sent and received over these past few days. Because you are my brother, my cousin, my family. Our last conversation remains in my phone, waiting for my reply. Your photo triggers my petrified mind to think in the present – to the next time I’ll see you. At a family party, or…
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Carving out my own small corner of the internet
Tyler Hillis 