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Carolyn Wells

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Human_Fallback

by Carolyn Wells December 13, 2022December 14, 2022

“I’m not a bot is exactly what a bot would say.”

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The Great Canadian Baking Show Is a Pile of Wet Dough

by Carolyn Wells December 7, 2022December 8, 2022

“The CBC promised a homemade alternative to The Great British Bake Off. The show we got has nothing meaningful to say about the country.”

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Lucky’s Last Run

by Carolyn Wells November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

“One dog and two complete strangers set out to run across America.”

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How to Throw Bombs, Save Lives, and Raise a Family in Paradise on $22 an Hour

by Carolyn Wells November 25, 2022November 26, 2022

“The dust has settled on negotiations, but the conversations about what ski-industry workers deserve may just be getting started.”

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‘The More We Pulled Back the Carpet, the More We Saw’: What I Learned When I Bought a House With a Dark Past

by Carolyn Wells November 24, 2022November 25, 2022

“I knew it wasn’t my dream home. What I didn’t know is that its history would give me nightmares.”

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Bed Habits

by Carolyn Wells November 15, 2022November 16, 2022

“One insomniac’s descent into the world of sleep research to understand what screens before bed are doing to our brains.”

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Bad Faith at Second Mesa

by Carolyn Wells November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

After swiping sacred American Indian artifacts three archeology thieves believe they are being hunted down by spirits of vengeance.

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A Child Star at 7, in Prison at 22. Then She Vanished. What Happened to Lora Lee Michel?

by Carolyn Wells November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

“Hollywood is notorious for erasing people. But her sister and nieces refused to forget Lora Lee Michel.”

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Some Like It Hot

by Carolyn Wells October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

“Notes from the Marilyn Appreciation Society.”

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Letting Go of The ’90s

by Carolyn Wells October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Remembering “The ’90s Are Old”

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