T H E   C H A R I O T

Positive attributes : “A great traveling companion is a rare and beautiful gift, never to be taken for granted. Especially when you’re walking across the cement parking lots of big-box suburban stores in pursuit of a mythical bike shop.”

Negative attributes : “I thought I could speak French. I clearly cannot speak French.”

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September 2019 : Quebec City & Montreal, Quebec

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Keywords : “Calm. Steady. Remaining here, now. Counting the miles. Breathing along the canal, breathing beside a dear friend.”

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Life Situations : “Old town Quebec felt like Disneyland, felt like we could punch through a brick wall and it would fall away as cardboard. A severely drunk elderly man stumbled into our booth and the bartender escorted him out kindly. Everyone deserved compassion. […] Eerie, maybe. And soft.”

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In Reverse : “Was I a better version of myself, or was it just easier to maintain control knowing everything was temporary? I’m still grasping at the ankle of the past. It’s sprained and swollen. I need to let it go.”

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As a Yes or No Question : “Ah, mais oui. Tout-à-fait. Despite everything, or maybe because of it.”

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