The Ugly Duckling

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Tim Ferriss interview
When dreams come true...
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Paper Squares and Prison Bars
I didn't want to tell this story, which is precisely why I should.
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The cart path
An artist friend of mine gave me some advice many years ago.
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The Origins of Cyan
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Hitchhiking with Jesus (40)
Baby, it's cold outside.
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Sometimes mothers kick their daughters' boyfriends out in the middle of winter.
Patricia, my birth mother, permitted Cuddles to stay with us for perhaps a week before she expelled him from the house during the depths of winter.
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Optimism and Pessimism (1)
Their places in your world...
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I'm terrified.
So, that's the reason to do this...
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Everyone should ride on Greyhound at least once… (37)
The squatter life.
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Planned (2)
Words have incredible gravity
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The break is over..
Thank you for your patience and kindness....
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Better late than never (33)
I entered the Davis house with nothing but what was in my bag—the sum of all my possessions. I had neither toiletries nor underwear nor the simple sorts…
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