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Mask it.
Welcome back. It’s my first week back after three months when the nursing homes locked their doors to everyone but truly essential personnel. I unload my car — foldable cart…
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Worried
I am worried. I am not a worrier, not usually worried. My mantra is “I-am-sure-everything-will-work-out-just-fine”. I like to think I am the epitome of anti-drama and anti-anxiety. But yet… I…
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Her Story Made History
The man in line beside me smirks at my answer to the cashier’s question “What movie?” Then, he stares at my breasts. I don’t know the reason for his mirth, disdain,…
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Lessons Learned, Part Three
53. Everyone is your friend when you are at the top of McAfee Knob and everyone needs someone to take that iconic picture. 54. Walmart is the same in Billings,…
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The Grand Tetons
Yes, they were named for exactly what you are thinking, you with the dirty mind. French trappers said that they looked like boobs and it stuck. “Tetons” is “breasts” in…
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Yellowstone
We wake to bright light pouring in the two large bedroom windows that meet at the corner of the room. I stretch, displacing Abby, who gets up and shakes. I…
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Sturgis
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an American motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota. It lasts ten days and is usually during the first full week of August. In 1938, a group…
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In the Driver’s Seat
You may wonder about the logistics of traveling for an extended time, spending hours in my car. Generally, I store the necessities on the passenger side, within easy reach. My Yeti with my Chai…
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OCNJ
After skipping through the parking lot on my very last day working for the retail giant who bought my practice, my first destination is my family vacation. My immediate family…
Introspective optometrist seeks inspiration and adventure
