Tag Archives: Fiction

stress fracture thoughts 

Posted on May 27, 2025 by istsfor manity

Why Aren’t You Bike Trekking on the ECG? Why aren’t I? I have stress fracture thoughts… I have surgically-reconstructed knee swelling galore… I had a surfeit of Bike MISERY… I was not enjoying myself… Mostly, I was following a tour … Continue reading →

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life’s gone by

Posted on May 24, 2025 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week Dream old pay phone ringing in hospital I pick upreceiver        voice says “The answer is awe.”Still don’t know what to do with it last September rightbefore I was diagnosed        and the dream is still irritating — … Continue reading →

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absolute misery biking

Posted on May 23, 2025 by istsfor manity

Nor’easter  Biked the entire day through a nor’easter — mid 40’s for a high, feeling like it was 30 degrees all day in the high winds and absolutely soaked through early on and all day. Absolute MISERY. Shades of hypothermia … Continue reading →

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my view on tour

Posted on May 22, 2025 by istsfor manity

Day 83 Start: Providence, RIEnd: Putnam, CTMiles: 57.17 / 1,381 From Providence, Rhode Island to Putnam, Connecticut. Too tired for more than a few pictures. We expect wall to wall rain from a Nor’easter all day and night tomorrow. Taking … Continue reading →

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 94

Posted on May 21, 2025 by istsfor manity

An auspicious start turned quickly as 5.7 miles into the ride our tour leader, Joyce, called me to ask if I was missing anything. Upon check of pockets for keys, wallet and phone I said: No. Then she said don’t … Continue reading →

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there and back

Posted on May 20, 2025 by istsfor manity

Down the Cape We biked bonus miles today due to a detour and resupplying a mile off the trail — a sort of there and back and off to the campsite in Rochester, MA. But the day started chilly, windy, … Continue reading →

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perfect weather day

Posted on May 19, 2025 by istsfor manity

Some S’mores Setting out from Dunes Edge Campground on a gloriously warm and sunny day on a relatively short 30 mile-ish day was a great welcome back to the group.  We headed out of Provincetown toward the center of Cape … Continue reading →

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short day back

Posted on May 18, 2025 by istsfor manity

Pleased to Be Back The first day back was inevitably going to be short as the touring group was coming into my hometown and I was going to rejoin them at the Provincetown ferry terminal at the Boston Seaport.  My … Continue reading →

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urgently transition away

Posted on May 17, 2025 by istsfor manity

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week The climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as almost two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for growing the fruit … Continue reading →

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has to change

Posted on May 16, 2025 by istsfor manity

A Streak of “The Luck of Job” I’ve been back at home in Boston the last four days. I’ve had a streak of “the luck of Job.” In case you’ve forgotten, over the course of 1,146 miles from Key West, … Continue reading →

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