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Photo Post That Nature Thing The USA Walkaholic

Monadnock Lookout Tower

A mere thirty-two miles north of my place lies a magic, tax funded, endorphin generator.

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Closet of Anxieties The USA

End of Empire

The moist air is already sticking to your arms at 7:00 AM, the pores in your armpits twitching like a horse in a starting gate.

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Closet of Anxieties Politics The USA

Shattered

As the details around the insurrection settled into my chest like a bad cold, I realized it had shattered my belief that regardless of our political leanings, we were all Americans who held some things sacred.

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Cookie's Bliss The USA Walkaholic

The Nearby Hinterlands: remnant of the America Dream

The American Dream is alive and well just around the corner, a short walk from Trouts Farm.

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Adrift in a Sea of Plenty

Nineteen days into voluntary isolation, I reach to the back of the freezer for some ginger and discover two bags of sweet pepper, one green, and one red. It’s Christmas! Like many trapped in this stagnant lull, I have put on some weight. The more I focus on making do, the faster I eat down […]