<![CDATA[Stories by Mike Palzkill on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@mpalzkill?source=rss-7179e6a35c0e------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/0*6Q-gUj7qNVm7GDMX.jpg Stories by Mike Palzkill on Medium https://medium.com/@mpalzkill?source=rss-7179e6a35c0e------2 Medium Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:33:59 GMT <![CDATA[Hiding in Plain Sight]]>

The Performance of Having it Together

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Presence, Regret, and the Years I Spent Drinking

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A Few Meandering Thoughts About Labels & Identity

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Five Metrics That Helped Me Take Control of My Health

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But not for the reasons you think

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Sunshine & Rainbows? Or Frodo’s March into Mordor?

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Guidelines for submitting to our publication (updated — 10/25)

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S’mores, Tents, and some 5-year-old Wisdom

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Finding value in my ability to communicate.

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A look at where it all began

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