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Jet Lag
I don’t sleep well on planes, and having been slung shot across the ocean, effectively winding the clock forward seven hours, I found myself sitting at home in front of a bowl of cereal wondering when I could go back to bed. I still had the whole day in front of me. So when April [...]
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Weed Eater
St Mary’s Church by roytsaplinjr. I spent Saturday afternoon in a tank top weed eating around tombstones in the cemetery where my grandmother is buried. The stones are scattered around a rural church, which sits like a schoolhouse on the corner where two highways cross, giving a handful of folks a reason to pull into [...]
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Atlanta
Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-232 by Cubbie_n_Vegas. I expected to be in Madrid this morning, but I’m in Atlanta. I was one of thousands of people stuck at the airport. A delayed flight, then a missed flight, and eventually standing in line for four hours to rebook for the next day was everyone’s story. I [...]
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Airpain
Alleke sat at the end of the bed and held her blankie. She watched as I lowered the curtains, dimmed the light, and kneeled down next to her. “I want to tell you something before you go to sleep tonight,” I said. I ran my fingers through her hair. “Tomorrow dad is going to go [...]
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