<![CDATA[Almost Structured: Memoir in Essays]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/s/memoir-in-essayshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pq4g!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff03e6eed-99b1-4afe-813e-eb09b17ef7c5_1024x1024.pngAlmost Structured: Memoir in Essayshttps://almoststructured.substack.com/s/memoir-in-essaysSubstackThu, 30 Jul 2026 00:59:23 GMT<![CDATA[The Conditions That Revealed Me]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-conditions-that-revealed-mehttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-conditions-that-revealed-meSat, 03 Jan 2026 14:54:52 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 20
January 2026

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]]><![CDATA[Freedom Requires Capacity]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/freedom-requires-capacityhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/freedom-requires-capacityFri, 19 Dec 2025 15:31:28 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 19
December 2025

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]]><![CDATA[The Breaking Point]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-breaking-pointhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-breaking-pointThu, 23 Oct 2025 15:10:45 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 17
July to August 2025

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]]><![CDATA[Clearing the Horcruxes]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/clearing-the-horcruxeshttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/clearing-the-horcruxesTue, 21 Oct 2025 22:05:04 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 18
August 2025 - Forevermore

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]]><![CDATA[The Mistake I Made After I Gave My Notice]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-mistake-i-made-after-i-gave-myhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-mistake-i-made-after-i-gave-myTue, 21 Oct 2025 20:42:26 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 16
May to July 2025

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]]><![CDATA[The Sea Between Worlds]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-sea-between-worldshttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-sea-between-worldsSun, 19 Oct 2025 14:40:56 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 15
Summer 2024 to May 2025

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]]><![CDATA[My Dinosaurs]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/my-dinosaurshttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/my-dinosaursThu, 16 Oct 2025 17:14:25 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 14
2021 to 2024

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]]><![CDATA[The Years We Stayed Home]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-years-we-stayed-homehttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-years-we-stayed-homeTue, 14 Oct 2025 21:19:22 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 13
2020 to 2021

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]]><![CDATA[The Seed That Grew Between Us]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-seed-that-grew-between-ushttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-seed-that-grew-between-usFri, 10 Oct 2025 18:41:30 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 12
2018 to 2019

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]]><![CDATA[Soul-Shaping Shifts]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/soul-shaping-shiftshttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/soul-shaping-shiftsMon, 06 Oct 2025 17:48:39 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 11
2016 to 2017

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]]><![CDATA[Sandboxes and Snapshots]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/sandboxes-and-snapshotshttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/sandboxes-and-snapshotsFri, 03 Oct 2025 13:59:37 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 10
2015 to 2016

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]]><![CDATA[The Flood and the Undertow]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-flood-and-the-undertowhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-flood-and-the-undertowThu, 02 Oct 2025 01:09:40 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 9
2013 to 2015

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]]><![CDATA[What Carried Me While I Carried Him]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/what-carried-me-while-i-carried-himhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/what-carried-me-while-i-carried-himMon, 22 Sep 2025 17:30:13 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 8
2012 to 2013

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]]><![CDATA[Home at Last]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/home-at-lasthttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/home-at-lastThu, 18 Sep 2025 19:56:45 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 7
2007 to 2012
Love letters. Mix CDs. Improvised Vows. Minecraft. D&D.

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]]><![CDATA[My First Burnout Began with Death and Ended in Divorce]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/my-first-burnout-began-with-deathhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/my-first-burnout-began-with-deathTue, 09 Sep 2025 17:39:01 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 6
2004 to 2007
Grief. Betrayal. The Dog Who Saved Me.

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]]><![CDATA[The Tether]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-tetherhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-tetherWed, 13 Aug 2025 14:01:53 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 5
1997 to 2004
Drunken line dancing. Inescapable tether. First management role. Devastating loss.

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]]><![CDATA[The Almost College Experience]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-almost-college-experiencehttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/the-almost-college-experienceMon, 11 Aug 2025 16:54:54 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 4
1992 to 1997
Partial scholarship. Commuter dropout. First taste of independence.

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]]><![CDATA[Straight A’s, Straight-Up Numb]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/straight-as-straight-up-numbhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/straight-as-straight-up-numbTue, 05 Aug 2025 19:23:47 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 3
High school, 1988 to 1992.
Buzzed. Bright. Barely hanging on.

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]]><![CDATA[Clever Enough to Disappear]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/clever-enough-to-disappearhttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/clever-enough-to-disappearFri, 01 Aug 2025 15:03:34 GMTMemoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 2
Middle school, mid 80s.
Clever. Composed. Disappearing by design.

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]]><![CDATA[Tiny Teacher, Big Red Flag]]>https://almoststructured.substack.com/p/tiny-teacher-big-red-flaghttps://almoststructured.substack.com/p/tiny-teacher-big-red-flagWed, 30 Jul 2025 15:46:43 GMT

Memoir-in-Essays Series: Entry 1
Elementary school, early 80s.
Gifted, obedient, already performing adulthood.

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