Marty Nemko

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Sunday, August 31, 2025

"Chicken:" The Sequel: A fictional short-short story

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Saturday, August 30, 2025

Favorite Tweets, Collection 4

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The Secrets to My Success

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Friday, August 29, 2025

The Worst Kid in the Whole Wide World: A short-short story

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

The Explainer Edition: A thought experiment

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Tired of Being Responsible: A fictional short-short story

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

The Monitor: A thought experiment

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Monday, August 25, 2025

Designer Dogs, 2060: A thought experiment

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I Read To You: stories from my book, Light: Short-short stories on life'...

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A Janitor Can Learn a Lot: A fictional short-short story

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Sunday, August 24, 2025

Lyft: A fictional short-short story

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Saturday, August 23, 2025

The Late Grads: A fictional short-short story

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Friday, August 22, 2025

Should I Fire Him? A fictional short-short story

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Should I Ask for a Raise? A fictional short-short story

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Yee-Hah Pizza, Slice of New York Pizza, or Neither? A fictional short-sh...

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

On Looking at a Rose

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On Getting into My Car

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Monumental? A short-short story

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Monday, August 18, 2025

The Dance of Decline: A fictional short-short story

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After I Said, No!" A fictional short-short story

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Sunday, August 17, 2025

The Moment I Decided Not to Quit: A short-short story

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Friday, August 15, 2025

Maybe I'd Fit Better on Some Other Planet

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Midlife Malaise, Episode 5: Is that all there is?

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Midlife Malaise, Episode 4: Our Spending, Our Saving

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Midlife Malaise, Episode 3: Our Daughter

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Midlife Malaise, Episode 2: Our Marriage

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Midlife Malaise, Episode 1: Topping Out

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Erasure of Men: Open your eyes and you will see

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The 92-Year-Old Thief: A fictional short-short story

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Done: A fictional short-short story

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Monday, August 11, 2025

Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 6: Lessons Learned

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Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 5: What the Hell is the Meaning of Life?

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Saturday, August 9, 2025

Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 4: Staying Sane

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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 3: Weight

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Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 2: Social Life

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Bachelor Hatchings, Episode 1: What to Do?

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Playing to Please: Advice for solo musicians

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

An Old Dog Speaks: A short-short story

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Monday, August 4, 2025

Greenies: A short-short story

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A Worrywart Dog: A short-short story

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

The Five-Year Summer Camp: A short-short story

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I'm a Happy Doggie: A short-short story

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Friday, August 1, 2025

A Garden-Variety Guitar Player: A short-short story

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Marty Nemko
Oakland, CA, United States
I love being a career and personal coach and writing my Psychology Today blog: How to Do Life. My latest books, are "The Best of Marty Nemko" (3rd ed), Modern Fables, Poems Practical, and Careers for Dummies.. Some of my best recent work is linked to on this blog, but my older writings and the archive of my KALW (NPR-San Francisco) radio show are free on www.martynemko.com. If you would rather email me than post your comments on this blog, my email address is mnemko@comcast.net.
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