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1 week ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
This week on Pen Pals, Krisserin and I get into the books that raised us, and the books that raised our blood pressure. Tune in for the rants, of which there are a few. And if you missed it, takes us to her earth ship in New Mexico.
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1 week ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
An audio version with a purring cat, if you’re into that sort of thing. Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. One of the biggest risks in being a writer in a cabin in the woods is forgoing all your connections with the corporate world to focus on your connections with the corporeal world. No one is paying you to touch grass unless you are cutting it.
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2 weeks ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
Hey quick question: Substack emailed me to let me know my paid subscribers were decreasing. (Fun email, right?) I’d like to send an email to free subscribers that shares why it might be worth upgrading. So (blushes), if you feel compelled, would you offer a testimonial in the comments about why Shangrilogs is worth paying for? Thanks. It’s brutal out th…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Shangrilogs to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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2 weeks ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
I got locked into New Mexico’s gravitational pull when I started dating Ben. I would follow him to Silver City to watch him race Tour of the Gila, and then I would follow him further to Taos to visit his cousins. New Mexico as a place rejects me. There is something deep in my biology that does not like it there, despite how beautiful, enchanting, and ethereal every part of it continues to be. Which is why when Holly Wielkoszewski offered to take us there via photos, I said yes.
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2 weeks ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
This week’s post is a little unconventional, but I had fun, and I hope you do too. If you want to support work like this, hit the ❤️ or Restack it on Notes. If you’ve been reading for awhile, try a paid subscription. “You have reached the Directory. How may I direct you?”“Yes, hi, I’m trying to reach an ancestor.”“Name please?”“Oh, I don’t have one.”There was a pause. “Well, how about maternal or paternal?”“Either, I guess? I’m looking for like, a criminal, or a rebel.
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3 weeks ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
It was a still morning with thin, dappled clouds. The sun was just over the ridge, and it was 35° and rising. I layered up myself, then the boy, and then secured him into his backpack carrier. The lowest trail loop is all but fully melted out, making it officially foot to dirt season. Whether it’s walking, bushwhacking, or hiking, it is now all rucking …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Shangrilogs to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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3 weeks ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
I knew I smelled it this morning: cat pee. When you are the guardian of three cats, there’s bound to be cat pee, especially when one of those cats is old and knew you before your husband and even though he loves your husband, he insists on letting your husband know that you love him (the cat) so much that he can continue to pee on said husband’s things and almost nothing will change. So of course the first thing I inspected was anything belonging to my husband.
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4 weeks ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
Hi! This week was warm, and it helped! It’s almost embarrassing what a week of being warm can do for the soul. I often fantasize about a doctor sending me to the seaside for a dose of stiff breeze and fair sun. It’s either that, or getting run over (but not badly) by like, an Amazon truck, or whoever would not be personally responsible, but you could su…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Shangrilogs to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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1 month ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright |Jade Moyano
I met in Nicaragua when I attended one of her writing retreats with Trust & Travel. She’s a writer, journalist, and a ball buster if I ever met one. Every story of Jade’s starts in a different country, and every Instagram post has me looking at the background to try and figure out where she is. This time, I finally just asked her. Jade, take us away. I was born and raised in Brazil.
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1 month ago | 
shangrilogs.substack.com | Kelton Wright
No big essay today as I take a little R&R, but wanted to ask a favor of those with plenty. I shared earlier this year that my dear friend Barry lost everything in the Palisades Fire. He didn’t have insurance. He thought after all those years of living in the woods that he’d be safe from the fire living in a parking lot on the coast. The trailer burned along with everything in it, and now the trailer park is moving toward selling, leaving Barry in a dark temporary rental with nowhere to go.
