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After the rainstorm (opens the original)
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7:06 a.m. 63 degrees, Lansing, MichiganMichigan Avenue shimmers after an early morning rainstorm. In a few hours, my offspring will move into their college dorm. The car is already packed, and I’ve been awake since 5:00 a.m., folding final laundry, watching MerPeople on Netflix. I am drawn in most by the story of Mertailor’s Eric Ducharme. I am thinking, too, about <a href="https://dawnburns
Entering Differences: The Gift of Tourist Attractions and Overlooked Places (opens the original)
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I’m so pleased to share my first Atlas Obscura contributor’s story, posted today. I am particularly thankful to Louise Story, Atlas Obscura’s CEO, who, when I pitched her “Entering Differences” last night, wrote back in ten minutes to say, “would love to feature your thoughts and writing.” I am proud of “Entering Differences” at a level that’s hard to describe, for in the writing itself, I found meaning where before there’
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