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Open Doors – Part One of Two: A Darkman Original

Gary sat alone in the dark, guitar in his lap, drink in his hand. It was how he spent most of his time. All really. Gary was a member of the Orefice family, and obvious drawbacks of the name aside, being a member of the Orefice family was both a blessing and a curse, in Gary

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These Boots Were Made For Hiking: Long Distance Hiking, Lessons from the Appalachian Trail

These Boots Were Made For Hiking: Long Distance Hiking, Lessons from the Appalachian Trail

Good boots are a critical element for attaining a more pleasant hiking and camping experience. In the course of the last few years I

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High Mountain Park Preserve: Wayne, NJ

High Mountain Park Preserve: Wayne, NJ

High Mountain Park Preserve sits in Wayne, NJ, on 1154 acres of protected land established by The Nature Conservancy in 1993. This hike is really close to Manhattan, maybe 35 minutes drive over the GW Bridge in the Preakness Range of the Watchung Mountains.

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Whoop Moffit English Lager: Batch #34

Whoop Moffit English Lager: Batch #34

A review of the English Lager I brewed back in December for my springtime enjoyment.

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Digital Video as an Art Form: A New Take on Your Camera

Digital artists are still unable to recreate the smooth gracefulness of natural human movement. What we can do as digital video artists is capture that movement for use in abstract ways.

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Cooking in the Woods

Over the course of my Boy Scout experiences and subsequent wilderness trips, I have found that campfire cooking can really be quite exceptional. Following are a few great ideas, and some tips for cooking on a camping trip that are simple and very satisfying.

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Samuel’s Song – Part Two of Two: A Darkman Original

The freshly stoked fire threw off a stifling heat and the flames licked the walls with eerie red shadow.

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A Love Triangle, Part II: I Met the Other Love of His Life

Like a virgin, my man got me all liquored up at a local watering hole just after work so I would be primed for the event.

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Shocked and Persuaded My Soul to Ignite: The Relationship with the Music Outlasts the Man: A Tour Journal

The Gorge is going to be Nos. 52 and 53. The more daunting statistic: this run will be my first Phish shows without my longtime touring companion and mentor now simply known as “the ex.”

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Eclipsed By Ellipses

Adrian walked back in the start of a spring rain like she’d set fires in Chicago and knew she was getting away with it – chin bent slightly toward the pendant that dangled from her neck, hands stiff at her side and leaving footprints on the wet concrete.

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