The Long Scrawl

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One Year in Portugal
What do I have to show for it?
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Tired All the Time
Maybe it's everything. Maybe it's me.
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Always Time for a Heartache
This one's in Illinois
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Postcards from America
A handful of unraveling threads
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So You Want to Blow Up Your Life
Only you can decide if you're ready—and if it's worth it
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In a Different Version of This Story
(There are things that will never be)
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Same Song, Different Verse
It's a very American sort of hymn
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Six Months in Setúbal, Portugal
What I've learned (so far) since leaving the United States
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Can't Go Home Again
You won't find yourself there.
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To Be or To Be
Lessons in impermanence
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Code Name Blueberry
A short but essential update
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Adopting a Galgo Español in Portugal
Because two dogs are better than one
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