Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

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June 2025

Sharks' Mouths I: Fear and Confusion, Tamales and Kings
Taking in a vast desert known for death and abundance—a place she’s walked, leaving water, food, and blankets—Lisa had a far better idea of what was…
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Kaleidoscope to the Road
I think it was Idaho, the first time I learned even shallow water can be precarious.
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8 Questions for... Holly Starley
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Celebrating 2 Years! A Giveaway, New Stuff, & a Peek Forward
“The day turned a corner just then." On attention & the places we've rolled & will roll.
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She Dreams in Ruby
I stood at the window and watched my old ruby-colored home and her new human, grin like a dish beneath the mischief in her eyes, slide out of sight.
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A Soft Underbelly & Two Gleaming Fangs
Guest author Janice Wheeler: "He stood above me while I lay on the hot tarmac, stating calmly to the paramedics that he thought I’d probably “lose that…
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May 2025

One Woman's Gaping Maw
Have you ever longed to see a bear in the wild?
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The Art of Bearing What We Bare and What We Bear
See videos from inside Vivian van Gogh
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Grizzly
Guest author rebecca hooper: "I remember his hands well... I could see them holding the steering wheel so loosely I was not sure there was any contact…
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rebecca hooper
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Dear Vivian
You know what it is to be built in, to become a home. What was it like for you? Having your empty spaces transformed?
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