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books i read in 2020 (part 1 of 5)

January 03, 2021 by Brooke Black in writing

Around the end of 2019, I realized I didn’t read much anymore. When I did read, I usually forgot the book within a few weeks. So I decided to change that.

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January 03, 2021 /Brooke Black
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more covid-19 silver linings.

May 21, 2020 by Brooke Black in writing

I’m usually really bad about staying in touch with people, but I’ve made the effort to reach out to people I care about.

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May 21, 2020 /Brooke Black
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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
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thanks for reading!

May 05, 2020 by Brooke Black

As I shift my energy toward publishing my memoir, I’ve decided to stop posting excerpts and use this space as a more traditional blog.

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May 05, 2020 /Brooke Black

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
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