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Measuring up: Finding presence in the trades

Oct 31, 2025Darren LumDarren, Sawdust Stories, Uncategorized

We live in a time where each day feels like a quiet war — a pull between an analog life and a digital one.And most days, the digital wins. We don’t wake to the brilliance of the sun, but to the blue glow of our screens. The answers to life’s problems — or distractions from…

Traversing the divide for a new chapter

Sep 17, 2025Darren LumSawdust Stories, Uncategorized

After 23 years in journalism, I thought I knew work—how it shapes you, what it demands, what it teaches. But stepping away from the newsroom into the trades has shown me something else: work isn’t always about skills. Sometimes, it’s about what it reveals inside you. Every morning, I walk to a river where the…