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Because Brooks

Writing by Brooks.

Latest writing

  • Codependent on your dog?

    The other night I was in a codependency meeting, and a guy who was new raised his hand and said, “I think I’m codependent, but I have a question. Can you be codependent on things…

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  • Under the Sea News Network

    I’m lying in bed thinking about the ocean—as one does—and suddenly I remember this story I once heard about a shipping container full of bath toys, including rubber duckies, that fell off a ship and…

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  • The Cat’s Meow

    As I was saging my house—clearing out any stale energy, anything negative that might have wandered in with a purchase, a person, a grocery bag, whatever—I started thinking about Bill Wilson. My cat. My tiny,…

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  • Clock It.

    I officially feel like the coolest aunt in the world. My niece just finished her final volleyball game of the season—her very first season ever playing volleyball—and afterward, she walked up to me and casually…

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  • Imperative Improv

    Improv starts again on October 26, and I could not be more ecstatic. I am STOKED. I have missed improv so much. The last time I took a class, I had so much leg pain…

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  • Gym to Gem

    Three days out of the workweek, I go to this cute little gym right down the road from me called Premier Fitness, owned and operated by one of my best friends, John Pearson—JP. Working side…

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  • Love and Respect a Great Reconnect

    Tonight we have our Comfort Zone Retreats integration Zoom, and I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I cannot wait to see all the ladies again. I think it’s so incredibly thoughtful that…

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  • Janice and Cheryl: The Tots

    My niece and I just started a podcast. It is called Cheryl and Janice. It takes place exclusively in the mirror. Neither of us has any qualifications whatsoever, and apparently our primary area of expertise…

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