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Road Trip West: Topaz Internment Camp

August 23, 2014by champslikeus Leave a comment

Great Basin National Park, NV to Boulder, CO — Instead of going to church, I went to a concentration camp.  It was Sunday, probably the last day of my road trip. […]

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Road Trip West - 2014

Road Trip West: First Person Plural

August 16, 2014by champslikeus Leave a comment

Denver to Montrose, CO – I left Denver with a knot between my shoulders. Heading home when you are unsure of your identity is never easy. It’s like coming home […]

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Road Trip West - 2014

This is Confidence

February 4, 2014by champslikeus 6 Comments

Mount Vernon, WA – When I travel alone, I stay in KOA Campgrounds. With anyone else I camp in the woods. My own degrees of safety hold that alone is […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker, Portfolio

Road Trip South: The Final Leg

December 17, 2013by champslikeus Leave a comment

New Orleans, LA — I have a mixed relationship with swamp tours that feed the alligators.  When I was about four, my parents took me to Disneyland and we waited […]

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Deep South Road Trip - 2013

Road Trip South: Dauphin Island

December 16, 2013by champslikeus 2 Comments

Orange Beach, AL to New Orleans, LA — Orange Beach is a mass of hotels and condos along the beach.  Parking at a Gulf State Park parking lot, we went […]

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Deep South Road Trip - 2013

Road Trip South: Mishap in Chattahoochee

December 15, 2013by champslikeus Leave a comment

Chattahoochee, FL to Orange Beach, AL — After spending the night in Chattahoochee, Lucy and I departed for Orange Beach, AL, but not before trying to find a post office […]

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Deep South Road Trip - 2013

Road Trip South: The Travel Spoon

December 14, 2013by champslikeus Leave a comment

St. Marys, GA to Chattahoochee, FL — Along the way to Chattahoochee, Lucy and I caught up on our past year in grad school.  She’s studying youth; I prefer older […]

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Deep South Road Trip - 2013

The Beginning of a Road Trip South, Deep South

December 13, 2013by champslikeus 2 Comments

Charleston, SC to St. Marys, GA – Bailey, the young woman at the hostel, told me that there really weren’t a lot of restaurants serving local food in Charleston.  There […]

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Deep South Road Trip - 2013

We All Feel More Beautiful in Spring – A Short Story

December 12, 2013by champslikeus 3 Comments

“Go stand over there.”  He pointed down the little trail by the creek. “Okay,” said Juliet.  “But not if you’re going to paint me.” She walked a ways through the […]

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Poetry & Fiction

Are you Caucasian?

September 25, 2013by champslikeus 3 Comments

A phone call from Mount Vernon, WA to Denver, CO — “Hey Jill, can I ask you a question?” my neighbor girl asked over the phone.  She was picking the […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker, Portfolio

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