Archive - a different sober

The world doesn't orbit around you, Nicko

15 hrs ago • Nick Speak

The impulse and the act are not the same thing

Aug 24 • Nick Speak

The Perfect Storm

Perfect conditions don't always arrive. Move anyway.

Aug 23 • Nick Speak

A word that used to mean something: Netizen.

Aug 22 • Nick Speak

Is everything learnable?

Almost everything is learnable. The question is never whether—it's how.

Aug 21 • Nick Speak

You just never know when your number's coming up

Aug 20 • Nick Speak

The value of partnership

The best partnerships outlast the interlopers

Aug 19 • Nick Speak

Opposite equals

Accepting the first without abandoning the second

Aug 18 • Nick Speak

Some give, others take, and some leave when you can’t give them what they want.

Aug 17 • Nick Speak

A little less about, a little more now

Aug 16 • Nick Speak

What are short stories?

Stocking filler—my two-word short story.

Aug 15 • Nick Speak

Something missing

The dangers of being good for too long. The Australian cricket team

Aug 14 • Nick Speak

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