storytelling
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Somewhere Between Two Lifetimes
What’s the best way to meet new people while traveling? It was the spring of 1895. I remember standing upon the deck of the SS Teutonic, my waist disciplined into a corset that permitted neither a full breath nor an… Continue reading
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Survey Says!
What’s the most underrated life skill? Welcome back to Family Feud! I’m your host, Eleanor Grace, and we’ve got a historic, legendary showdown tonight between The Hatfields and The McCoys. Let’s go to the center mic! Top five answers on… Continue reading
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Close Encounters of the Family Kind
If aliens arrived tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d ask them? View all responses Come on in! Now look at y’all. No offense, but you look tired and hungry. “Agnes, come help me heat up them leftovers for our guests.”… Continue reading
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Established in 1985
What are some life hacks that you practice? I grew up watching MacGyver. Now that man hacked things. Give him a paper clip, a stick of gum, and seven minutes, and somebody was getting rescued. He escaped from locked buildings… Continue reading
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The Menu Ate the Cook
How do you write what people actually want to read? Elena had always wanted to open a restaurant, one where she could cook the food she loved. She made the announcement. Almost instantly, the opinions arrived. “You need vegan options,… Continue reading
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A Giant in the Garden
If you could pick any fictional animal to be your lifelong companion (like a Pokémon or fantasy pet), what would it be? The neighbors came over Thursday to discuss Kong. Apparently, they were concerned. “He’s enormous.” “Yes.” “And he’s living… Continue reading
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A Reputation Worth Exaggerating
If you had to switch lives with a fictional character for a week, who would you choose? By noon, I had already killed three bears, outrun six outlaws, rescued a stagecoach, and been personally thanked by the President. None of… Continue reading
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Terlingua Rain
What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? At 6:30, there was still a rainbow. Wendy snapped a picture through the windshield as they passed through Terlingua, headed to spend the weekend with friends about half an hour away.… Continue reading
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Where the Past Still Blooms
What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised? Gosh, it’s been years since those old rules were made,The paint has all peeled and the memory delayed.No use in looking at how we were raised—Safe to say we’ve… Continue reading
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Caught Red-Handed
What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? I sat at the bar of a saloon in Jackson Hole, the ambient hum of classic country music and clinking glasses filling the room, but my eyes kept drifting down to the floorboards.… Continue reading
