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thoughts on our build journal

May 14, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

How to do van life:

Step 1: Get a boyfriend who has a van.

Congratulations, you are now doing van life.

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May 14, 2020 /Brooke Black
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covid-19 silver linings.

May 07, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

Zoom yoga is actually pretty great.

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May 07, 2020 /Brooke Black
thoughts
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the freedom life

April 28, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

Lest you think I’m badass, this girl finished a ride across Australia and decided she wasn’t ready to go back home to France yet, so she flew to L.A. and biked to New York City, by way of Michigan.

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April 28, 2020 /Brooke Black
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ken and nancy

April 21, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

Look at these nice, normal people finishing up their chores. I bet they’re gonna go inside and eat dinner in a cozy dining room. And here I am, all alone, looking for a place to pitch my tent before it gets dark.

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April 21, 2020 /Brooke Black
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forward

April 14, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

Every day is the same on a bike tour: You move forward.

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April 14, 2020 /Brooke Black
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score

April 07, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

What if everyone you knew was a melody? Each person with their own time signature, key, instrumentation, theme; with beginnings and endings, patterns and evolution, a story to tell.

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April 07, 2020 /Brooke Black
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gettysburg

March 31, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

If I’ve just met someone and think they might be cool, I like to hit em with a one-two punch. I smile kindly, look them square in the eye, and ask with complete sincerity: “When’s the last time you pooped your pants?”

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March 31, 2020 /Brooke Black
lucky, philosophy
writing

we shared the side of the road

March 24, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

When you live on the side of the road, you see all the shit people throw out of their cars.

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March 24, 2020 /Brooke Black
lucky, bike touring
writing

the storm

March 17, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

I grabbed hold of the wall and held it still enough to peer through the bug netting, and that’s when the pieces clicked into place: A massive cloudbank was charging over the lake, and the trees were bowed over in the roaring wind.

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March 17, 2020 /Brooke Black
lucky, adventure
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leaving chicago

March 10, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

I cried openly on a boulder on the side of a crowded bike path while eating two cinnamon-chip scones.

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March 10, 2020 /Brooke Black
lucky, bike touring
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