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Never Regret: The Stupid Question
Recently, something’s come up: The stupid question. Quite honestly, I ask it a lot — and have since I first started getting sharp as a...
Jason James Barry
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Out of Class: A College Journal, Part 1
Somehow, the upperclass floormate of a girl I hooked up with had called, and invited me to her dorm room. But it felt odd, and rang with...
Jason James Barry
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Why I Voted For Obama, and Trump
In 2008, voting for Barack Obama was a clear decision to me. At the time, America was emerging from two-terms of George W. Bush, Ground...
Jason James Barry
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The Where Were You Day
I had been in mid-spoonful of chewing my Cheerios, sitting on the carpet in front of the TV in the living room. My brother and my other...
Jason James Barry
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SLC Volleyball Tourney Journey — Dinner Redemption After Crappy Concession
A day of girls volleyball wins on-court at the Salt Lake City Showdown was met with lackluster convention center food fare. Cutting to...
Jason James Barry
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Four Years Gone By: A Pandemic Retrospective
Notifications came from school. Early pick-up. And then, none of us knew what was next. That whole week, I had been stocking up and...
The Longview Essays | Jason James Barry
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Memes, With Trolls Waiting to Pounce
There was a time, not long ago, when someone said something in passing and said it to an actual person — and that essentially was that....
The Longview Essays | Jason James Barry
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