Lost in the Desert

It's like 'dessert,' but with one 's,' because it sucks.

six foot skinny

six foot skinny
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Birthday
July 28
Title
First Chief Layabout in charge of Lounging
Company
The Man
Bio
Six Foot Skinny recently returned from his second (and last) tour in Iraq, where he was stationed in Baghdad as a squad leader in a bridge company. He writes about his tours and life on the other side of them.

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Salon.com

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    Home.

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    Short.

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    The Fourth in Iraq

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    It's a very fine house.

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    Go so you can come back.

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    Boom

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    The kid in the blue-striped shirt.

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    One step closer to home.

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    Why I Quit Delivering Pizza

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    Two Months to Say Goodbye

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    Oh dark-thirty.

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    Sights

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    Halfway to home.

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    Something was missing.

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    Now it's for real.

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    The last goodbye.

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    Remembering.

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    Starbucks in the desert. Really?

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    White Lights and a Christmas Card

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    Where I've been...

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    • 1322 Views
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    Absence