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June 2013

Emptying your wastebasket

When I was living in Australia, I once took a drive with a friend down the Grand Pacific Drive. Our destination was the journey itself and an oceanside pub, a wide stretch of grass wedged between the winding road and the Pacific. As we sat...
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25: the year in which I become more like Mimi

I turn 25 on Sunday. I've been struggling to come up with some pithy, witty way to celebrate here: 25 things I've learned in this quarter-century, 25 incredible things I'm going to do this year, 25 favorite moments of the past year. But when...
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Postcard from Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum translates to Valley of the Moon: the largest desert in Jordan is also where the stars shine brightest. As T.E. Lawrence said: "Our little caravan fell quiet, afraid and ashamed to flaunt its smallness in the presence of the stupendous...
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What’s more important: creativity or ambition

"Are rich people ever going to grow up to be writers or are all writers like Mr. Rocque with no money? My father is always saying STARVINGARTIST or STARVINGWRITER. Maybe I better reduce." -Harriet the Spy Lately, I've been pulled in two...
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