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Change
December 1, 2022
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When I wound up in California after college, I couldn’t believe the scale of the cliff faces in Yosemite Valley. A few weeks later, my buddies and I learned to lead climb. ‘Friends’ (the first camming device for climbing) had just been released; before that, climbers only used hexes and…
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An Accidental Life
May 10, 2022
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I’m in Montana, watching Stetson run out onto a frozen lake, skittering and sliding across the most ephemeral of surfaces. I call him back, and he comes running. What an interesting concept, I think, to answer to something; before I found Stetson, I never had to answer to anyone but…
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A Little Goes a Long Way
May 3, 2022
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Sixteen, on the spectrum, non-verbal.
Oldest of three siblings, born to deaf parents.
A youngest sibling with the same conditions.
A middle child the only speaking member of the family.
Communication is both a science and an art.
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Fifteen and weighing in at well over 250.
Poor communication skills.…
