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"Why this cult of wilderness?...because we like the taste of freedom; because we like the smell of danger." -Edward Abbey
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The Glorious Chaos of Writing Imperfectly (opens the original)
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AI. It’s a two letter word that feels like a four letter word, and here I sit wondering what in the four-letter word is happening to the world these days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about adaptability, and as Bob Dylan has sung for decades in a voice that peels the paint from the interior of some people’s souls, “the times they are a-changin’.”I’ve been doing my best to change with the times, though recently, one too many perfectly crafted, utterly boring pieces of AI writing has swiped in fron
A Compass for my Soul (opens the original)
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The dog looks at me with questions in his eyes, wondering if the act of putting on my socks means a frolic in dew damp grass fresh with the scent of a rambling skunk, a coyote traveling the night, the soft padded paw of a lion. His eyes follow my belt sliding through rough loops in my jeans. Could this mean joy? The unloosed joy of a dog too long inside? He gazes at my hand, reaching for the keys.SubscribeI grab my phone and wallet and his nose sinks to his paws as the door slams shut.</p
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