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    Comedy and satire writing, insecurity in retrospect. Being enough, generally.
    Matthew Hirst
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Comedy and satire writing, insecurity in retrospect. Being enough, generally.

    So... I’ve been dabbling with getting back into comedy and satire writing, or something Chris Jones-y, in the least...
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    Purpose, schmurpose. Who, what, where am I, and are any of those things as they should be?
    Matthew Hirst
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Purpose, schmurpose. Who, what, where am I, and are any of those things as they should be?

    I had a thought. Well, I have too many of those, I’m afraid. But I digress. I think about purpose a lot. In fact, I get lost in it.
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    Cat-toy voters, same ol’ media story, ego. Comms down due to pride, the Human Experiment be damned.
    Matthew Hirst
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Cat-toy voters, same ol’ media story, ego. Comms down due to pride, the Human Experiment be damned.

    It’s interesting having become observant enough of our media to realize which moments will dictate national dialogue over the coming days, w
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    A ramble about note-taking,  saving old writing, and finding your way
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    A ramble about note-taking, saving old writing, and finding your way

    Writing and note-taking on paper is a waste in all aspects other than how writing physically feels good. It’s nice to get away from screens,
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    Love or Ego? Pick One
    Matthew Hirst
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Love or Ego? Pick One

    What‘s the point in being a man of words when, for months, you couldn’t find what to say?
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    From Someone Who Has Written for the Black Press...
    Matthew Hirst
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    From Someone Who Has Written for the Black Press...

    I know this is weeks late, but I want to make a point about the Associated Press adopting the capitalization of “Black” as a journalistic...
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    Sad Column
    Matthew Hirst
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sad Column

    When your religious principles don't align, after you’d already spent most of your individual life trying...
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    Matthew Hirst
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Who Am I: Food For Thought - Journal Entry #7

    There’s a famous quote that talks of two paths diverging in a wood. If only I had so few paths, I feel life might be a little easier to...
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    Writers, and Moving On.                              Food for Thought - Journal Entry #6
    Matthew Hirst
    • May 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Writers, and Moving On. Food for Thought - Journal Entry #6

    One of the few Dallas news writers I actually like and pay attention to was let go this week I probably should have appreciated more of h...
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    Calvin and Hobbes
    Matthew Hirst
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Calvin and Hobbes

    I'm not really a comic book person in the traditional sense, but I've loved Calvin and Hobbes ever since first finding the books at my...
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