Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I'll be honest — after the last two weeks, I was ready for something a little different. We've been in some genuinely heavy territory lately: questions about disability, about … Continue reading Question of the Week #494
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Question of the Week #493
Content Warning: This post discusses suicide and self-harm in the context of relationships. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the question this week … Continue reading Question of the Week #493
Question of the Week #492
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! As always, the question this week comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I need to say something before I even get to it: last week's question was already one of the harder ones I've tackled in this series. I … Continue reading Question of the Week #492
Question of the Week #491
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question comes, as always, from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I want to say upfront that unlike last week's question — which I answered before I'd even finished reading it — this one stopped me cold. Not because … Continue reading Question of the Week #491
Question of the Week #490
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question comes, as always, from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I want to say upfront that this one is probably the easiest question I've encountered in this series, at least for me personally. Which is either a sign … Continue reading Question of the Week #490
Question of the Week #489
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question comes, as always, from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I'll be honest — this one stopped me in my tracks a little, because it's the kind of question that sounds like it has an obvious right answer … Continue reading Question of the Week #489
Question of the Week #488
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question comes, as always, from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions. And I'll be honest — when I landed on this one, I laughed out loud a little, because it manages to be both completely absurd and uncomfortably pointed at … Continue reading Question of the Week #488
Question of the Week #487
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question comes, as always, from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions — and it arrives as something of a follow-up to last week's question about regrets and hypothetical deathbed inventories. If last week's question asked you to look backward, this … Continue reading Question of the Week #487
Question of the Week #486
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question comes from Gregory Stock's The Book of Questions, and it's a heavy one. Not "heavier than last week's Antarctic survival scenario" heavy — although that question did force me to confront some unflattering truths about my capacity for sustained … Continue reading Question of the Week #486
Question of the Week #484
Welcome back to another Question of the Week here at The Confusing Middle! This week's question is about connection — and what we actually need from other people when the options get stripped down to almost nothing. If you had to spend the next two years in a small, fully provisioned Antarctic shelter with one … Continue reading Question of the Week #484
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