Lacey Doddrow

Joined January 2021

45 stories

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hedonist, storyteller, solicited advice giver, desert dweller

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First Place in Capture the Wild Challenge

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Wet Wood Burns Black. Top Story - February 2021.
Zebi says that in the old times, people used to light fires just for their own sake. He told me they burned wood when it wasn’t cold and ran fuel even when they didn’t need to cook anything.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Futurism
Songs That Are Definitely About Something, But It's Sure Not Love
Has anyone ever told you: “Don’t think about a purple elephant?” Of course, as soon as someone says that, you immediately start thinking about purple elephants. You can’t try to resist a thought without paying even more attention to it.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Beat
Between Before & After
There are tons of songs out there about bad breakups, songs that capture the anger and betrayal and righteous self interest that characterize these experiences.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Beat
What The Swallows Know. First Place in Capture the Wild Challenge. Top Story - February 2021.
In her newest book, Rising Strong, author and resiliency researcher Brené Brown quotes a proverb she learned from the Asaro tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea:
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Petlife
I Saw Egrets Today
If you stop by the "Shorebird" campus of Google's Mountain View offices during the month of June, you'll see a handful of people sitting at folding tables with pamphlets, binoculars, and big stickers that say "I SAW EGRETS TODAY."
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Photography
Talon Lake
“No, I don’t think Chantelle always had that little black notebook. At least, she didn’t have it the first few times I met her. I think it showed up last summer, right when she started asking so many questions we all wondered whether she was writing a book or something. But she moved to Nelson a little under a year ago, at the end of winter. I remember seeing skis in her truck bed when she first drove in and having a good laugh with the guys, wondering what she thought she was getting herself into. Nelson might be high desert, and it does get cold in the winter, but we haven’t seen snow in decades, and even then it was just little flurries. No one’s going skiing around here.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Criminal
Sporty Snacks for Scaly Sidekicks
I'm a desert girl at heart, and so is my mom. She loves snakes, especially the big bull snakes that like to sun themselves in the middle of the road. While the hot asphalt is great for warming their bellies, and the lack of shade means they get plenty of sun, it also puts them at risk for being squashed by a car. My mom would always stop the car and get out to move the snakes she saw in the road, handling them with gentle, friendly confidence.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Petlife
Slow Cookers: The True MVP
I grew up with a mom who wasn't much for cooking - in fact, she often joked that if kitchens were optional, our house wouldn't have one. As a result, I ate a lot of "Crock Pot dinners" as a kid. When I grew up and got a slow cooker of my own, I discovered why my mom was so besotted with her trusty Crock Pot!
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Feast
Safewords 202: Beyond The Basics
When it comes to safewords, there are a lot of introductions out there, including a great one here on Vocal. But what if you’re already familiar with safewords on a 101 level - what they are, how to use them - and want to go a bit beyond the basics?
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Filthy
The ABCs of Arizona. Top Story - February 2021.
A is, of course, for Arizona, an “arid zone” of airports and arachnids. A is for all my adolescence, acne faced boys at AMC theaters, acres and acres of ATV rides, and air conditioned August afternoons.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Wander
What Is Drop?
It’s no secret that intense physical experiences can flood our bodies with hormones like endorphins, oxytocin, and dopamine. Some people experience a “runner’s high” when pushing their bodies to extremes, and many religions, from Catholicism to Hinduism, include spiritual practices that take advantage of the body’s natural responses to pain.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Filthy
Review: The Magic Flight Launch Box
The Magic Flight Launch Box was the very first marijuana device I ever purchased. Prior to owning my very own Launch Box, I was stuck borrowing glass pipes from friends or finding a hookup that would pre-roll joints before selling them to me. I bought my Launch Box from a little head shop in Tucson, Arizona before weed was legalized - in fact, I made sure to buy it with cash because I was so paranoid about the charge showing up on any credit card paperwork!
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Potent