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"Eight Miles High," An Appreciationby Terry Borst
It’s long been accepted mythology that the classic Byrds' song "Eight Miles High" is about being stoned—maybe about an acid...
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by Catherine. Dube
The Red KiteMilo found a red kite tangled in the old mango tree behind his house. Its tail was torn, and one wooden stick had snapped. He almost threw it away, but something about its bright color made him carry it insid...
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Airplanes
Playlist in the Event of a Water Landingby Stewart Sinclair
Whenever I sit down on a plane, I resign myself to death. It’s the only way I can reconcile my fear of flying with the fact that I have had to d...
by Kron Vollmer
“A ukulele,” said the Australian in the seat next to me, eyeing the instrument peeking out of my carry-on. “If we’re stuck her...
by Emily Grant
Flying in a plane is pretty simple, really. If you’re a coach flyer, it’s cramped and stuffy, the person next to you is too big, the one b...
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On Listening To Far East Movement’s “Like a G6†While Falling Asleep in Coachby Brian Oliu
If only we could fly like they do—things that I cannot imagine, all things platinum, women in clothes that I designed in a dream, comfort withou...
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