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The Good Question is a monthly newsletter that seeks meaning in the banal thrum of everyday life.
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Out and Back Again (opens the original)
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On my third Saturday in Peru, I traveled to the town of Pisac with a fellow student I’d met at my language school’s small graduation ceremony. She was a French woman who lived in the UK, mother to twin 19-year-old sons. She spoke what sounded to me like fluent Spanish but assured me was only conversational, whatever that meant. In a language school full of young people, we circled each other like moths in the light. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image
This Isn’t Happening (opens the original)
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It was a beautiful Saturday in August. My daughter and I were on our way to the RV dump at Camping World to complete the last and worst of the chores associated with a river trip. If I looked east or south (to the side of town where I live), everything looked normal: blue sky, car dealerships, and American flags whipping in the breeze. But on the northwest horizon, giant clouds of gray smoke billowed into the air. The wind had sent a midday fire through the dry brush, across the yellow grass, up
Deadweight (opens the original)
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Since my accident, I’ve had to opt out of a lot of activities. Starting in the emergency room, I withdrew a (coveted) permit to float down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. I shirked my board responsibilities. Limited my time at graduation parties. Halted all exercise for a month. Declined all alcohol. I left bills unpaid, emails unanswered, phone calls unreturned. Sat out on adventures like paddle boarding, hiking, and backpacking. I stopped writing. Day after day, I let someone else walk th
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