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Sep 07, 2024 · Outsider Stories

Imagine Camping

We’ve all played the game of “what would you do if you won the lottery?” Where you and your friends take turns imagining where you’d live, how...

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Aug 30, 2024 · Outsider Stories

Labor Day and Oklahoma

Oklahoma though - I think it’s time we turned the whole state over to the Tornadoes. All of it. Even that weird long part that sticks out...

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Aug 16, 2024 · Outsider Stories

Books, Bugs, and Hot Cheetos

I want to sit in a nice cozy camp chair and drink hot coffee and slowly turn pages and in general be a mature and sophisticated adult...

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Aug 09, 2024 · Outsider Stories

Who Taught You How to Drive!?

“YOU JUST DON’T BEAT UP ON A TRUCK LIKE THAT.” - MY DAD When he said this, I was piloting his 1988 Chevy Silverado, and I was maybe 13...

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Aug 02, 2024 · Routes & Escapes

Dumb Ideas

I bet y'all have done some stupid things. I know I have. For some reason, I was thinking about this one the other day. Back in November...

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Jun 13, 2024 · Routes & Escapes

Travel, Sadness, and Keeping Memories

I don’t know why I’m like this. Why, when I travel, I make sure to hold back certain places, experiences, sights, sounds. Shared events I will only...

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May 31, 2024 · Outsider Stories

The Desert is Alive!!

One's love for the outdoors comes in a bunch of flavors. Personally, I (Chris) believe in education, conservation, and responsibility. When I became a father, I very...

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