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Cappuccino Thoughts 29: On the Art Pilgrimage of a Lifetime

Visiting rural New Mexico and learning the sound of silence + reading The Goon Squad

Jul 17, 2023
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The Roost near Stuytown, NYC

We drove from the pink sands of Albuquerque through the desert scrub, the land growing more flat and arid with the miles we put between us and civilization. 150 miles stood ahead of us on the road. Destination: Quemado, New Mexico. Population: 173.

We pulled up to the flat adobe building, painted pure white, a stark contrast a…

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