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The Wrong Kind of Tired

The body aches less than the silence does

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Jeff Putnam
Jul 14, 2025
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I don’t think this would classify as the kind of article I normally write here, but it’s been on my mind these past few months and until now, I couldn’t quite figure out how to say it.

In a few months, I’ll be 39.

I’ve been thinking about that more than I’d like to admit. Not with dread exactly, but with a kind of heavy pause. I don’t know how I feel abou…

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