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Vacation

Panama City Postcard
Essay

Panama City or Bust

September 18, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

It was June of 1996, and I was eighteen. I was at the age where the open road felt like a calling, as I had spent many years riding in …

Holiday Inn Holidome
Essay

How I Almost Died at a Holiday Inn Holidome

August 12, 2022 Mickey Lee 7

As you may remember, for most of my life, my dad traveled for his business. In the summer when I was out of school, there was nothing I liked more …

Christmas Nostalgia

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