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it's been such a long time since i participated in the first and second parts of 600 highwaymen's a thousand ways , a triptych of pa...

if i had taken communications classes in college instead of lurching into and through my current career like an ewok in an imperial walker i...

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2023: THE YEAR IN REVIEW i packed up two pairs of light-up 2023 glasses for my nephews. i renewed my membership with the new york mycologi...

it's warmed back up, and we're headed up to the bronx zoo - by 'we' i mean my local family minus joe, who is a good sport ab...

i am once again not on a train, just enjoying the morning before things happen. i should be showering and hustling out the door to acquire a...

i was going to start emma straub's newest book last night and couldn't find it, which is mildly concerning, as it's a big-ass h...

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