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Barrett
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Part Eight: Oklahoma
Oklahoma is OK.
Barrett
- Aug 14, 2020
- 7 min
Part Five: New Mexico
Enchiladas are different here. Also, aliens.
Barrett
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
Part Three: Marfa
Everything you want a roadside town to be.
Barrett
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
Part Two: Austin
A firehouse-turned-hostel and a room all to myself.
Barrett
- Aug 10, 2020
- 5 min
Part One: Intro
By the time you read this, it will all be over.
Barrett
- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Donation Day
The deed is done.
Barrett
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day Four
Dawn of the Final Day: 24 Hours Remain.
Barrett
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day Three
Y'all, calcium gummies slap.
Barrett
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day Two
Began injections today. So far, I don't feel like death!
Barrett
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day One
What a horrible, horrible name. Anyway, I'm donating bone marrow.
Barrett
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
"The Great Lockdown"
Is this what future generations will call it?
Barrett
- Apr 19, 2020
- 1 min
The New Normal
How am I adjusting? Fine! Just fine.
Barrett
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
A Progression in Time
There's a lot to unpack here.
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