travel
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I gave a brief presentation on The Writer’s Center in Arlington today, for a group of federal employees. I left my house (in Maryland) at 7 am to give myself a large cushion for arrival before the 9 am start time. I arrived at the place at 8:45 am. It was “10 miles,” according to…
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I’m sitting in the Sky Harbor Airport right now, at the gate from which my flight will soon depart. I’m seated in front of a bank of pay phones. Twice now a U.S. Airways pilot has come by and systematically done the following: 1. Lifts the phone from the cradle and lays it lengthwise on…
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When you live in Arizona, Mexico does not seem exotic. It seems…there. Nearby. Like Canada when you live in Minnesota and pay for things with Canadian change. When someone gives you Canadian change and you can’t be upset about it because you pass it off all the time anyway, except into vending machines, which are…
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It was a long journey, but we made it to Calgary for WordFest, the international writing festival. The city itself is beautiful—although quite large, it has an intimate feel that belies its cosmopolitan vibe. And it is full of hot Canadian men. I might just get married this weekend…we’ll see if I can snag myself…
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