Author Archives: TheJessicaness

Navigating Monuments of New Mexico

I wake up in Gallup and take my first shower at a truck stop. Thirteen dollars gets me two towels and a washcloth with foaming soap. My notes say I detoured to El Morro National Monument, but getting off the … Continue reading

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A Day Across Arizona

I awoke near Willow Beach, tossing and turning, and will continue to do so until the sky starts to lighten before 5am. I was sweaty when I went to sleep, but the temperature finally dropped from 100° to 75° F. … Continue reading

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Dunes, Meadows, Erotica

I skipped a morning walk at Fossil Falls so I could check out abandoned property in 59° F instead. I hadn’t planned it that way, but the contrast of a decrepit building and contemporary vehicles drew my attention to chipped … Continue reading

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The OG McDonald’s

This is the beginning of another cross-country roadtrip; this time to get Caleb’s siblings together in Virginia, where Kris lives and Caleb is currently in school, for their dad’s 60th birthday (even though it’s not until December). Jessi will fly … Continue reading

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Good Night Poem

I lay here and I think of you, Happy thoughts yet still I’m blue. You were there when I needed you, But now your hugs I’m overdue. I want to cherish you and hold tight, But those days are gone … Continue reading

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