As record heat sweeps the US, some people must choose between food and energy bills
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — During the heat dome that blanketed much of the Southeast in June, Stacey Freeman used window units to cool her poorly insulated mobile home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Over the winter, the 44-year-old mom relied on space heaters. In both instances, her energy bills reached hundreds of dollars a month. “Sometimes I […]
No one wants to talk about racial trauma. Why my family broke our silence
SIKESTON, Mo. — I wasn’t sure if visiting a cotton field was a good idea. Almost everyone in my family was antsy when we pulled up to the sea of white. The cotton was beautiful but soggy. An autumn rain had drenched the dirt before we arrived, our shoes sinking into the ground with each […]
What Is Monk Mode? The Discipline Hack For High Achievers, Explained
Three story pitches I’d been meaning to send but hadn’t gotten around to. One half-finished essay. A barely started novel. A nonfiction book proposal I’d outlined but never completed. When I looked at the pile of unfinished projects strewn across my desk late last year, I realized I’d fallen into a familiar trap: I’d stopped […]
34 Great Tools for Boosting Your Freelance Business
If you’re a freelancer, you must handle everything from accounting and marketing to customer service and project management. That’s why it’s important to assemble a mix of tools to help you run your freelance business successfully. Good tools can significantly streamline the administrative side of your freelance business and manage your workload, allowing you to […]
