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Devin Kelly

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Something About the Present

by Devin Kelly January 26, 2023January 30, 2023

“And so I remember that it’s this moment I want, before it becomes the next, where anything could happen and anything could not.”

Posted inStory

Children in the Garden: On Life at a 3,100-Mile Race

by Devin Kelly January 6, 2022January 31, 2023

Another beauty of endurance is that it is happening at all times. It is everywhere we look. To see someone, anyone, in this world is to witness someone engaged in a feat of endurance.

Posted inStory

I Miss it All

by Devin Kelly July 22, 2021October 14, 2022

Against the commodification of community.

Posted inStory

Repetitive Stress

by Devin Kelly February 2, 2021October 18, 2022

On injury, compensation, and living with pain.

Posted inFeatured

Out There: On Not Finishing

by Devin Kelly September 8, 2020November 4, 2022

What happens if the stories we tell ourselves about our lives leave us lonely, wrestling with meaning?

Posted inStory

What I Want to Know of Kindness

by Devin Kelly May 15, 2020December 9, 2022

On masculinity, grief, and learning from suffering.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story

Running Dysmorphic

by Devin Kelly December 4, 2019December 30, 2022

On competitive running, exactness, and finding permission to be myself.

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