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Articles by
Maggie Downs
Maggie Downs is a journalist and essayist in Palm Springs, California. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Lonely Planet’s True Stories From the World’s Best Writers, and The Best Women’s Travel Writing anthology, among other publications.
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July 18, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Aromatic Journey of an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
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July 1, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Delight of Smelling Rome by Night
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June 12, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Bad Scents
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May 21, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Nose Dive into Mexico City
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April 30, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Professional Ham Sniffing in Spain
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April 8, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Climate Change Is Destroying What You Smell
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March 22, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Can You Smell What I Smell in Iceland?
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March 6, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The City That Bottles Roses and Rain
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February 20, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Smellitized Smells of Disney World
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January 29, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Seeking Sweetness in Belize
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January 3, 2024Welcome to Mary Oliver Garden
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December 12, 2018Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” as Written by Walt Whitman
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July 15, 2024I Can’t Believe Such a Hateful, Violent Act Could Happen in the Hateful, Violent Era I’ve Created
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July 12, 2024Schedule of Speakers for the 2024 Republican National Convention
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July 16, 2024Hillbilly Elegy Edited for J. D. Vance’s Vice Presidential Campaign
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May 10, 2024What Your Favorite ’90s Band Says About the Kind of Bored Suburban Mom You Are Today
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July 26, 2024I’m a Childless Cat Lady, and If Trump and Vance Win I’m Going to Start a Sexual Relationship with My Couch
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July 26, 2024Skills You Need as President of the United States or Skills You Need as a Stepmom?
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July 26, 2024If They’d Told Me We Were Poor, I Wouldn’t Have Tolerated the Cynics
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