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Flowers and gentle smiles in Bali as the Voyage of Rediscovery Begins to Wind Down

Flowers and gentle smiles in Bali as the Voyage of Rediscovery Begins to Wind Down

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I think everyone has their own image and, when they’ve been there, experience of Bali. It can be idolized as Paradise on earth, and it also can be seen as dirty, trendy, over-hyped. I didn’t know what to expect in the four days I planned to spend there, so I can say I wasn’t disappointed. I confess I am writing this piece after my Voyage of Rediscovery has come to an end, already back at what passes for home for…

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Fear, Loathing, and a Panic Attack in the Tobacco Warehouse

Fear, Loathing, and a Panic Attack in the Tobacco Warehouse

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This story is written as a stand-alone short story, but it may eventually wind up in the Growing Up New Jersey collection, a series of vignettes slouching their way into becoming a book. See more vignettes in this collection at the Short Stories &c. link above. We were getting around Kentucky, the Blue Grass State, that particular June. Coming from New Jersey, I had never been to Kentucky before. But my girlfriend back then, who we’ll call Anne mainly because…

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