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Derek MacDonald, Michaela Kellogg, Caleb WalkerReader supported stories, essays, and conversations about rethinking how you move through the world. Helping people navigate daily life with more agency by revealing things, not prescribing them.
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September's Monthly Dispatch From Unobstructed
I think connection might be overrated.
Maybe.
I’m not saying it’s always a bad thing, but I am saying that it’s not always a good thing. Know what I mean? I guess it sort of depends on what it costs you.
First off, connecting with someo...
Loneliness Isn’t ‘Male,’ So What’s The Problem?
Why does the conversation about the male loneliness epidemic completely skip over the part where experiencing loneliness has nothing to do with, well… being male?
In fact, I don’t think loneliness is even the actual problem.
A byproduct,...
Maybe Time Travel Really Is The Answer To Being Human
Photo of Ava by Derek MacDonald
Long before there was social media, smartphones, or AI, it seems like people more or less had this “being human” thing figured out.
Simultaneously, I’m seeing a rise in notebooks, typewriters, websites, blo...
August's Monthly Dispatch From Unobstructed
Resources and results from The MAP Year Project
Make it real first, make it make sense later.
While this adage doesn’t apply to everything in life, it applies to much of what I’ve uncovered throughout the past year.
Going from August to...
You’re Right To Push Back On That
I heard they have a new pill for treating skepticism.
I’m not buying it…
Hey, I’m Caleb. Welcome—or welcome back—to my monthly column, Breaking Trail, where we kick things off with a dad joke. Just like this, just because.
a month...
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Former outdoor educator working in tech. Exploring identity, creativity, relationships, work, and adventure through narrative nonfiction.
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