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Farewell February. I wrote a lot this month!
Here's where you can read what I wrote, if that sounds like fun.
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Ways we've gone increasingly feral
Cliché: We moved into a van... and Sean started making his own granola.
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A brief record of parking lot peace
Freedom from “will anyone bother us” concerns and “we are in the most gorgeous natural environment imaginable and it would basically be the eighth…
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Things that make Scout an excellent campground dog
And that I hope writing down will help me stop taking for granted!
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Notes on my recent internet searches
"Cattle dog puppy. "Cute cattle dog puppy." "Wombat." How online history captures (and misses) life's little moments
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What's the value of a fox-kit moon?
My sense of wonder is a salve for the sacrifices’ sting—and I would trade even more for moments like this.
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Vignettes from the Florida keys
Moments I just want to remember, as is, instead of shaping into some larger whole
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On post-vacation overwhelm
And emotional complexity and internet authenticity and etc etc etc
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I'm always on vacation; I'm never on vacation
Reflections on living, working, and relaxing in a converted van and our recent holiday in the Florida keys
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Bye January: 2+ years on the road, off-leash dogs, etc
Haley (and Scout) here with this month's recap of writing, reading, and other tidbits
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60,000 miles and two years in our converted van
January 26th marks a year and a half since we moved into a yellow van named Hermes.
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Why are van lifers so insufferable?
A response to Outside Magazine’s May 25th Almanac of Ethical Answers column
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