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I Carried My Grandmother’s Ashes to the End of the Earth (opens the original)
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Welcome to Wanderess. This Substack publication is about going places—on the page, around the world, and through life. This story is exclusive to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers receive an exclusive monthly story and access to the full Wanderess archive. If you’ve found your way here but are not yet subscribed, here, let me help you with that:Subscribe nowI just returned from Spain, where I
Flying Standby Was Always a Gamble. Now the Odds Are Even Worse. (opens the original)
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Welcome to Wanderess. This Substack publication is about going places—on the page, around the world, and through life. This story is exclusive to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers receive an exclusive monthly story and access to the full Wanderess archive. If you’ve found your way here but are not yet subscribed, here, let me help you with that:Subscribe now<div class="captioned-image-container"
I Lost My Faith in Doctors. Then Came the Lindsay Clancy Trial. (opens the original)
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Welcome to Wanderess. This Substack publication is about going places—on the page, around the world, and through life. This story is exclusive to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers receive an exclusive monthly story and access to the full Wanderess archive. If you’ve found your way here but are not yet subscribed, here, let me help you with that:Subscribe now<div class="captioned-image-container"
Three Months Ago, Gloria Steinem Welcomed Me Into Her Home (opens the original)
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Welcome to Wanderess. This Substack publication is about going places—on the page, around the world, and through life. This story is exclusive to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers receive an exclusive monthly story and access to the full Wanderess archive. If you’ve found your way here but are not yet subscribed, here, let me help you with that:Subscribe now<div class="captioned-image-container"
How One Conversation Repaired a 20-Year Rift (opens the original)
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Welcome to Wanderess. This Substack publication is about going places—on the page, around the world, and through life. This story is exclusive to paid subscribers. Paid subscribers receive an exclusive monthly story and access to the full Wanderess archive. If you’ve found your way here but are not yet subscribed, here, let me help you with that:Subscribe now<div class="captioned-image-container"
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