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You Can’t Take It With You (At Least for Now)
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You Can’t Take It With You (At Least for Now)

ChrisMay 1, 2025May 5, 2025 303 Views

At some point during our time here in Picture Rocks, I found myself standing in the fluorescent glow of the…

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When Things Fall Apart (and So Do We)

ChrisApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025 458 Views

Burnout doesn’t usually arrive with fireworks.It comes quietly—like a late fee you forgot to pay or a cold creeping into…

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The Warren and the Wide World: Writing Between Safety and Discovery

ChrisApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025 303 Views

It’s funny what you notice when your routines break down. Before we left for Arizona, I had a rhythm: mornings…

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The Vestibule: In Praise of First Drafts

ChrisApril 14, 2025April 18, 2025 328 Views

Earlier in March, as we prepared to leave the desert rhythms of Casa Saguaro for a stretch back in Indiana, it hit…

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Zen and the Art of Water Heater Maintenance

ChrisMarch 29, 2025April 16, 2025 334 Views

Not everyone on our “what it’s like to live in a Tiny House in Tucson” tour wants the full explanation.…

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The Things We Carried (and the Ones We Left Behind)
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The Things We Carried (and the Ones We Left Behind)

ChrisMarch 17, 2025April 14, 2025 659 Views

We’re back in Indiana for a week, stepping into the familiar space of The Estate, our 800-square-foot home, after weeks of…

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 In Praise of Generative AI (ChatGPT and friends)

ChrisFebruary 12, 2025February 12, 2025 403 Views

Neither a Silver Bullet Nor a Werewolf (or both)  My first car was technically a 1968 Chevy Biscayne, with that…

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