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Bigfoot, Grandma Moses, & Mud
A creative life, one paycheck at a time.
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Belle Chesler
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October 2023

A Journey Around the Sun
Missed connections, supermodels, dream jobs, and a body that is mine
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Belle Chesler
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August 2023

Summer in Portland: A Love Story
Nude dudes on bikes, dumpster diving and river swimming.
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Belle Chesler
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July 2023

My Senior Year Abroad
Ancestors, visas, sex parties and home.
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Belle Chesler
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June 2023

Future Nostalgia
Wild pigs, twinning couples, and the sweet, slow life.
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Belle Chesler
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May 2023

Summoning the Muse
Creative partnerships, tug-of-war, and reality t.v.
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Belle Chesler
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April 2023

On Traveling and Quitting
Grumpiness, bad lighting, transformation and hot springs
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Belle Chesler
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March 2023

An Outsider's Inside Guide to Venice
Made by me, for you.
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Belle Chesler
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Memento Mori
Vampires, plagues and how we remember
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Belle Chesler
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February 2023

The Labyrinth
Carnevale, a personal history of walking & parenting
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Belle Chesler
15
World Famous Italian Avocado Toast
GenX, mortadella & Ferrante
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Belle Chesler
14

January 2023

After the Solstice
Travels in the south, and a return to new routines.
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Belle Chesler
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