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I’m Dylan. I write short stories and essays about humanness.

I try to write as if we’re sitting together on a couch. Sometimes I’m the idiot in the story and sometimes I’m just shooting the shit. You’ll get one piece a week. Everything is free.

Some of my favorites:

Dylan Brodeur

How I got into the Hall of Shame

October’s pleasant autumn air stood in stark contrast to the dread I felt working in public accounting. Every morning, I woke up feeling as though another piece of my soul had been eaten by the corporate-interest machine. My life wasn’t all bad, I got to live in New York City after all, but I needed to escape if I wanted to maintain my sanity…

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3 months ago · 16 likes · 3 comments · Dylan Brodeur

Dylan Brodeur

The Four Quadrants of Communication

A statement can be literally false and not dishonest. A statement can also be technically true while creating a false impression. Therefore, intent determines honesty more than accuracy…

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2 months ago · 6 likes · 3 comments · Dylan Brodeur

Dylan Brodeur

Rhetoric Needs a Rebrand

The great quotes of history didn’t just happen to be great, they were engineered that way…

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2 months ago · 12 likes · Dylan Brodeur

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