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When is it time to end a hiatus?

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Mark J. Remillard
May 02, 2026
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Taken somewhere in Maine in 2016. Pentax ME Superia X-tra 400.

It’s, obviously, been a while since I have posted here. I have been taking a break from all kinds of social media.

There came a time when it became too anger-inducing and too mind-numbing for me to continue keeping those apps on my phone and in my life. TikTok? Gone. Instagram? Gone. The only one I couldn’t get rid of was YouTube (there just isn’t an adequate replacement for it).

I have also been busy with law school, but that is now coming to a close. Though, that does not mean I expect to have any more free time. In fact, less as I start practicing.

What I missed about social media

But over the last year or so, I have missed a few things about social media.

I have missed having an outlet. I have missed having a place to share my thoughts and opinions, or happenings in my life—like this post and where I have been.

This desire for an outlet tugs at me to come back, but while I’ve been away I have tried to think about what outle…

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