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Survival has its limits
The first house I ever owned was a disaster.
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Above the planet on a wing and a prayer
My short career as a skydiver
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The insomnia diaries
Notes from a vampire
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The cold in between
My neighbor tells me she's moving, after decades in the county.
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November 2025

The road trip.
There comes a moment in the road trip where you tip over the edge and become a semi-feral creature, existing on tortilla chips and Altoids, wearing the…
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The trail provides
There's a saying among long distance hikers: “the trail provides.” I have found this to be true.
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Walking with ghosts
Who are the ghosts that walk with you?
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The letters
We would pull up to the wildlife refuge gate on the massive swamp buggy, wearing camouflage pants and Vietnam era swamp boots.
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Condition grounded, but determined to try
We slid through the barrier of earth and sky, the airplane chugging its way over the blanket folds of the canyon and over the Snake River.
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October 2025

Afternoons in the Department of Loss
Jeremy calls from the insurance company.
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The ridiculous importance of a trail name
Flash and I approached the front desk of the lodge.
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Reading the landscape
How not to get caught in a boulder field
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