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Claire Pfarr

Holidays Without Family Don’t Have to be Joyless

It hurts to be away from family this holiday season. And it’s not just the pain of missing someone. If you’re feeling extra frustrated and…

3 min readNov 25, 2020

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Holidays Without Family Don’t Have to be Joyless

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Claire Pfarr

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Originally written September, 2013. Republished now with minor changes because it’s still so relevant. In fact, she and I still fight at…

4 min readAug 14, 2019

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Claire Pfarr

The 10 Steps to “Pittsburgh Landing”

Landing in Pittsburgh is special.

4 min readApr 13, 2018

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The 10 Steps to “Pittsburgh Landing”

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Claire Pfarr

Now you’ve done it.

You’ve pissed off the last remaining good teachers. And good luck finding/recuruiting new ones.

3 min readFeb 24, 2018

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I Don’t Want Your Mom.

It’s supposed to be a moment of levity in an otherwise bummer of a conversation.

3 min readMay 3, 2017

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Claire Pfarr

Required “Year in Review”

Typically, I treat “Medium” as a place to write personal essays — things I would imagine strangers reading more than friends. But strangers…

5 min readDec 31, 2016

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To All the Fuzz I’ve Loved Before

Animals are fascinating. I love animals, but I also realize that’s like saying “I love music.” Who doesn’t love animals?

12 min readApr 2, 2016

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To All the Fuzz I’ve Loved Before

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Claire Pfarr

Sports. Music. Passion. Why Any of it Matters.

What are you passionate about?

4 min readOct 8, 2015

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Hurst Day. Everybody Hurst Sometimes.

I hope this message will somehow reach at least one current Mercyhurst student. At the very least, maybe some fellow grads of any…

4 min readSep 14, 2015

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I Nominate the Discontinuance Of…

This is my first “story” on Medium. I stumbled upon this site after someone posted a link to this story about a young woman who suddenly…

4 min readAug 27, 2015

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Claire Pfarr

Claire Pfarr

I really enjoy writing on medium because in my daily life I do a lot of ghostwriting in the healthcare IT industry. I love tackling new topics!

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