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Nota Bene: This isn’t a part of One Foot in the Black.
Jun 22, 2025
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Climb Every Mountain...
A little off the beaten path, but my sister turns thirty October 26th…
Oct 26, 2023
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Things I Wish I Could Tell My Hotshot Rookie Self…
“Do you miss it?” Is usually the first question I receive from people who knew me during my time as a hotshot.
Oct 1, 2023
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Take a Union...
Your plugged ears have been listening to the same hollowed “brrrrrrr” for the past eight or nine hours as you cut, wind and wheel through steep, rocky…
Jun 19, 2023
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The Art of the Crew...
Everybody has seen pictures of galaxies or exploding gas clouds light years away.
Dec 1, 2022
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Nick Boling
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The Hand that Fate Deals…
“I would rather have a leader than a boss.” You’ve probably heard it said, or at least thought about it.
Sep 14, 2022
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Nick Boling
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A Familiar Comfort…
I can feel the deterioration.
Sep 9, 2022
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Nick Boling
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The Abyss…
I can’t write during the winter—scratch that—it’s incredibly difficult to write during the winter.
Aug 31, 2022
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