Stories tagged “Nevada”
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All the Good Stuff
How many stories start by describing the weather? “It was a dark and stormy night,” “The sun was shining down on us,” “Blah, blah, blah.” Weather is boring. I’ll tell you what’s interesting—events a...
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I'd Take Boring Over This Any Day
Nevada in January was even worse than Nevada in the summer, I decided. In the summer, Gramps had his mini swimming pool inflated, and we could lounge around with lemonade and library books. In the winter where Gramps lived, it never snowed. It almost n...
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Homecoming
The 737 was painted in a red-and-white color scheme. The air rippled in the wakes of its engines as it taxied down the tarmac just off the Las Vegas strip. It was a blazing hot night; the casinos were giving out fans with imprinted logos and that laste...