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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Catness

The Snack That Gagged Me

I ate at a Cat Cafe and almost choked

Jul 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 535 claps paywalled #food #cats #friendship

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BA Bah Hobbies

There Is Joy on Every Shelf

Why I never believed that good readers have to choose between Charles Dickens and Donald Duck.

Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #reading #books-and-authors #literature

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

A Perfect Breakfast and the Restaurant Owner Who Served It

A familiar voice greeted me from the manager’s office

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 283 claps paywalled #friendship #age #relationships

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Catness

Does My Cat Have Human Emotions?

Many humans ascribe their own feelings to their pet companions.

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 221 claps paywalled #cats #emotions #pets

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

My Suggestion Could Have Saved PepsiCo Thousands

And this is what they did for me

Jul 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 403 claps paywalled #customer-experience #rewards #customer-service

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

A Reason Why an Older Man Should Have an Age-Appropriate Partner

The resentment came bubbling out in our first phone contact

Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read · 230 claps paywalled #dating #retirement #relationships

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

Selfish or Self-Centered?

She seemed to be selfless, until she wasn’t

Jul 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 360 claps paywalled #dating #food #humor

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Beyond the Scoreboard

The US lost to Belgium, and the World Did Not End for Some

America was eliminated from the World Cup, and emotions were mixed

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 262 claps paywalled #soccor #games #introvert

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

How To Delight and Mystify Your Grandchildren

Make your car an airplane

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 258 claps paywalled #family #cars #discipline

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Catness

Is it the Money Spent or the Thought Behind the Gift?

I got a present that was both expensive and thoughtful but….

Jul 06, 2026 · 3 min read · 486 claps paywalled #cats #gifts #humor

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

No Way to Run a Restaurant

Everybody thinks they can be successful in the restaurant business

Jul 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 100 claps paywalled #restaurant #management #grandparents

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Beyond the Scoreboard

Hey! Was He Wearing My Old Shirt?

My attorney was wearing a faded Phillies tee that was once mine, I’m sure

Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 150 claps paywalled #baseball #clothing #goodwill

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

Tip Shaming, and Customers are Fighting Back

How the hospitality business has changed

Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read · 884 claps paywalled #money #tipping-at-restaurants #customer

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

A Selfish Celebration: Father’s Day

And, of course vise versa with Mothers Day

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 380 claps paywalled #family #relationships #parents

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

A Man’s Worst Social Nightmare

Help came from a most unlikely source

Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 351 claps paywalled #relationships #friendship #embarrassing-situation

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

So, You Think a Restaurant Overcharged?

Would you bitch or pay anyway

Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 469 claps paywalled #restaurant #food #friendship

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

The Look of Love, For Me?

A way you can tell someone loves you before they know it themselves

Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 493 claps paywalled #dating #law-of-attraction #health

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

An Ominous Sign at the Chinese Restaurant

What if someone were to tell you there's no future?

Jun 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 353 claps paywalled #relationships-love-dating #aging #food

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

And You Say It’s Not a Cult?

A true believer

Jun 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 707 claps paywalled #politics #war #inflation

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

My Cardiologist Told Me I Didn’t Have a Heart

Needless to say, I almost had an anxiety attack

Jun 06, 2026 · 3 min read · 572 claps paywalled #health #memoir #humor

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

Restaurants: Would You Opt to Eat Less if it Costs Less?

I’ve noticed lately both portions and cost have escalated dramatically

Jun 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 496 claps paywalled #inflation #food #restaurant

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

A Neighborly Horror Show!

And a human’s ability to adapt

Jun 04, 2026 · 4 min read · 490 claps paywalled #memoir #neighbors #request

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

One Man’s Solution to Dining in the Dark

He wanted to make a good impression on my aunt, but he couldn’t see the menu

Jun 03, 2026 · 3 min read · 454 claps paywalled #health #dating #aging

BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

The World is Full of Nerds

There’s hope, after all

Jun 02, 2026 · 1 min read · 366 claps paywalled #cool-interests #research #online-polling

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

What Does Marty Actually Do?

Besides being the first love of many kids

Jun 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 207 claps paywalled #robots #technology #food

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Letting Loose Brings Out the Boy in the Man and the Girl in the Woman

Enjoy life, you’ve nothing to prove to anybody

May 31, 2026 · 3 min read · 585 claps paywalled #behavior #aging #happiness

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

As an Adult, Would You Patronize a Child-Free Restaurant?

Even if you didn’t have children

May 31, 2026 · 1 min read · 450 claps paywalled #restaurant #discrimination #food

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

A Place Where Silence is Mandatory

It’s enforced

May 28, 2026 · 2 min read · 252 claps paywalled #conversations #transportation #trains

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

Hey, I’m Not Dead!

Truth in advertising

May 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 278 claps paywalled #divorce #dating-app #friendship

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

This Waiter Deserved My Gratitude

And a tip

May 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,032 claps paywalled #menoir #family #restaurant

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

A Question You Should Never Ask

A lesson I’ve learned the hard way

May 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 588 claps paywalled #marriage #divorce #life-lessons

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · the Challenged

You Should Get a Girlfriend Brian

This was told to me by my much wiser and a year older cousin

May 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 200 claps paywalled #memoir #kids #love

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

A Conversational Narcissist Confesses

She must realizes she suffers from it

May 22, 2026 · 2 min read · 353 claps paywalled #narcissism #conversations #self

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Precise Moment I Knew it was Over

She gently put her hands on either side of my face and pulled me close

May 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 775 claps paywalled #politics #relationships #seniors

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Quickest Way a Restaurant Loses My Business

When this happens to me, I don’t return

May 20, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,319 claps paywalled #restaurant #aging #diet

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Infinite Impulse

A Reason to Believe

In love and money

May 20, 2026 · 3 min read · 326 claps paywalled #real-estate #management #liars

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AL Alejosans

La enseñanza del día: El éxito del fracaso

“Cada fracaso le enseña al hombre algo que necesitaba aprender”. — Charles Dickens. El fracaso, nuestro eterno enemigo, aquel que destruye…

May 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #desarrollo-personal #fracaso #motivación

ER Eric Dickens ARIKO

From Whiteboard to Action: Tackling Improper Waste Disposal for SDG 6

This week, our team moved from conversation to action.

May 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #clean-water-crisis #sanitation

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

That’s Not the Name on My Passport

Do you remember name tags mothers sewed on shirts and pants for their kids at summer camp

Apr 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 797 claps paywalled #humor #satire #kids

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SC SC Thompson

A Tale of Two Cities and Oliver Twist…

Giving life the Dickens

Apr 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 50 claps paywalled #dickens #victorian-era #humor

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JO John E Marks · Scrittura

In defence of the sentimental

Charles Dickens’ readings on his 1867–1868 tour of America

Apr 09, 2026 · 1 min read · 100 claps paywalled #sentiment #charlie-dickens #a-christmas-carol

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IL Illuminati Ganga Agent 86 · luminasticity

Insultable Dickens

Out of all the great writers it seems to me that Dickens is the most insulted, the most easily insulted and the most held up as a symbol of…

Apr 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #charles-dickens #insults #writer

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

A Husband’s Concern: His Wife’s Reaction

When he got the phone call his heart dropped

Mar 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 769 claps paywalled #relationships #marriage #car-accidents

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

Possibly an Illegal Act of Kindness

Talk about going out of your way to please

Mar 21, 2026 · 3 min read · 832 claps paywalled #restaurant #servers #tipping

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · Beyond the Scoreboard

Why I Think Kevin Costner is Bullshit

I will always, until he proves me otherwise

Mar 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 584 claps paywalled #baseball #celebrity #pitching

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse

To my surprise, I heard a siren

Feb 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 282 claps paywalled #menoir #cars #courts

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MD Md Shoriful Islam Ashiq

The Digital Dickens: The Resurgence of Serialized Fiction in the Modern Era

The literary world is witnessing a remarkable revival of a classic format: serialized fiction. Once the dominant mode of storytelling in…

Feb 19, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #fiction #nonfiction #serialized-fiction

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BI Bill Petro

History of Charles Dickens

214 Years Ago Today

Feb 08, 2026 · 6 min read · 51 claps #charles-dickens #dickens #history

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

Sexually Snookered

She lived in an apartment next to my friend

Jan 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,132 claps paywalled #sex #relationships #abortion

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BR Brian Dickens Barrabee · The Haven

Adaptability is the Key to Happiness

The noise was driving me crazy

Jan 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 524 claps paywalled #adaptability #repair #kitchen