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Cancun Life

I buy $3 shirts instead of doing $5 laundry. Hand-wash shorts in the sink, alternating between my only two pairs. The thick socks I packed sit unused, too heavy for CancĂșn’s heat. Not speaking Spanish isn’t so much of a hindrance as an unexpected gift. Self-checkout lanes remove the need for language. The world around […]

Lovecraftian Mushrooms

Deciding that a morning dose of mushrooms was a brilliant notion, he drank the thick sludge in three large gulps. As the effects slowly took hold, he found himself undertaking another task, altering his Woobie to accommodate more versatile mountain pants. Despite ample space in his backpack, he was gripped by the urge to minimize, […]