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Half Day in DSM

By NataliePosted on May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
  • Travel

I took a half day at work to spend time with my friends this afternoon. Working from their place for the week is nice, but […]

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Sunday in DSM

By NataliePosted on April 28, 2024April 28, 2024
  • Travel

Cool queer book shops. A covered patio brewery. D&D session. A beautiful Sunday in Des Moines. I am visiting my friends in Iowa this week […]

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Subliminal Spaces in Flight

By NataliePosted on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024
  • Poetry
  • Travel

Slip into the subliminal spaceHair over my eyesNeck shuddering forwardThen backNo place to lie downSo I driftIn and out of a long storyIn and out […]

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Return to Alamo Drafthouse

By NataliePosted on December 19, 2023December 19, 2023
  • Entertainment

I squeezed in a little extra Austin nostalgia tonight and caught a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. And I really squeezed it […]

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Work Trip

By NataliePosted on December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
  • Travel

I’m in Austin for a couple of days for work. For me, it’s a lot of travel the week before Christmas but Austin has good […]

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Returning Home

By NataliePosted on October 22, 2023October 22, 2023
  • Poetry
  • Travel

Down one peninsula and up anotherGoodbye to one Great LakeHello to my favoriteThrough CrivitzThough autumn colorsThrough easy highway drivesThe world is beautiful and wideBut my […]

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Quincy Mine

By NataliePosted on October 21, 2023October 21, 2023
  • Travel

On a whim, I bought tickets to a 9am tour of the Quincy Mine last night. After typing ‘museum’ into google maps . . . […]

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Mount Baldy

By NataliePosted on October 20, 2023October 20, 2023
  • Travel

I almost don’t get out of bed. It’s warm and soft and the waves right outside are the best background soundtrack to a sleepy morning. […]

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To Eagle Harbor

By NataliePosted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
  • Travel

I’ve landed in the sleepy village of Eagle Harbor for the night, at a circa 1920 motel lodge right on the beach. It’s a small […]

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Mosquito Beach & Miners Castle

By NataliePosted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023
  • Travel

It was harder to get up this morning. A combination of some light insomnia and early morning work nightmares. I let myself stay in bed […]

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