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Travel & Lifestyle
The Long Way Back
Daniel had printed the route at 2 p. m. , between the third and fourth meetings, on the office printer that always left a faint gray smear down the left margin....

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The Bag She Couldn't Zip
She laid out three shirts for a two-night trip, then added a fourth because the third one made her look tired. The heating pad went in next - the old buckwheat ...

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The Cooler in the Trunk
He had a thermos the color of old mustard wedged under one arm, and he set it on the Civic's roof while he worked the bungee cord over the cooler lid, hooking i...

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The Man Who Stayed an Extra Week
The shuttle board said 6:20 but the bay was empty except for a pigeon picking at a heel of bread near the curb. Gerald unfolded the laminate again, crease by cr...

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The One Souvenir You'll Actually Keep
The price tag said twelve euros. She turned the rooster over and the paint on his tail was already lifting at one corner, a thin crescent of glaze curling away ...

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Why a Travel Journal Nobody Reads Might Be the Only Honest Thing I've Done
The notebook was green once, but the coffee had turned the cover the color of a dead leaf. I pulled the rubber band off and it snapped against my wrist. Everyon...
