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In my cubicle at The Independent Weekly there's a piece of paper I tacked up on my first day on the job. It's from Rick Bragg's All Over But the Shoutin'. "I didn’t get into this business to change the world; I just wanted to tell stories. But now and then, you can make people care, make people notice that something ain't quite right, and nudge them gently, with the words, to get off their ass and fix it."
 
For the past five years, I've worn many different hats at the paper. I was hired as the senior writer, later became the managing editor and have always been the Lead Intra-Office Web Geek. But now, I'm getting back to my first love -  writing.
 
Today is my last day as The Independent's managing editor. Starting on Monday, I'll be a contributing writer for the paper. It's going to allow me to pursue other endeavors, while continuing to write about this part of the planet that I love.
 
I'm going to be in the office less and writing for the paper more. We're going to try it out for a couple of months and see how it works.
 
It all really just boils down to me getting back to telling stories.