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Angle to Key West: Giants in the Darkness (9/30)
Past St. Paul, MN – September 30, 2012 I wanted to be anywhere else, anywhere but in the river at night. I didn’t believe it was happening until the sun disappeared as I slid under the last bridges of...
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Angle to Key West: Sheep in the Darkness (10/29)
Mile 320 on the Upper Mississippi – October 29, 2012 The sun turned the thin clouds pink, then purples as it sunk away. Across the water, the moon rose in a perfect, white disk and Quincy, Illinois,...
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Angle to Key West: 24 Hours on the Mississippi (11/29)
Mile 499 on Lower Mississippi, just over the Louisiana Border – November 29, 2012 I drag the boat up a sandbar and stand looking at the water in the dark. The air feels sharp and cold. The moon still...
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Angle to Key West: Alone in the Dark (1/13)
Cape San Blas Lighthouse, Florida – January 13, 2013 Four-foot waves are scarier at night than they are in the light. All you see are glints of white flashing like teeth when they break and all you...
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Angle to Key West: Black Water (4/2)
Near Ponce Inlet, FL – April 2, 2013 I like the stillness of night. Everything goes calm. Boats disappear into marinas, the wind rests, buildings fade into points of light. I feel stronger, like my...
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Angle to Key West: Cape Lookout (5/14)
Cape Lookout, NC – May 14, 2013 The lighthouse spun a long hourglass of light against a starry sky, its beam sweeping over the sand like a heartbeat. The Milky Way looked like a cloud of above it. The...
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