Under the harvest moon of open mic night at Fat Stan’s, I shared with one of our naturalists that Nana’s passing has me thinking about getting my first tattoo. I’ve never wanted one, not seriously,[…]
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Category: Realizations
Crash and Grab vol. 2 | Returning Home and Coming Back to Un-Home
From: Into the Woods The Musical There are Giants in the sky! There are big tall terrible Giants in the sky! When you’re way up high And you look below At the world you left[…]
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The Love Museum, The River of Life | Unpeeling in a New Place (& Salmon Spawning)
On a rainy afternoon when you are standing in your galley kitchen with your new roommates, coworkers and friends (three in one), you can take the time to chat about pleasantries, or go over[…]
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The Audition | Reuniting with a Dream Adrift
Without being goaded much (twist my arm why don’t you), I auditioned for the 50th production of Ketchikan’s Original Musical: Fish Pirate’s Daughter. At first, I heard it was very cheesy and that I shouldn’t[…]
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Customer Service and Flukes | Day 7 of Training
a post I wrote for facebook, but did not post: Blow up T-rex, I’m not excited about you. While we’re on the subject of blowing things up, I’m not living the dream life, I am[…]
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My First Hours on the New Job | The Realization
Working in Alaska. Imagine me in galoshes gripping a coffee cup steaming up to my rose-colored cheeks against a backdrop of blue sky and whales breaking the surface of the Pacific ocean to greet me.[…]
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Refugees In Germany And My Privileged Response | A Day in Hanover, Germany
Written on November 14, 2015 So. I suppose I’ve more or less decided that I am here “hanging out” for 2 more months. Fall in Europe, there are far worse options. I want to ask[…]
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