TYPE RIDER: Cycling the Great American Poem

A project in Amherst, MA by Maya Stein
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On May 5, 2012, I'm turning 40. I'm going to mark the occasion by riding my bike for 40 days straight. With a typewriter behind me.
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Funded: $16,427 of $15,000
Dates: Feb 29th -> Apr 23rd (55 days)
Project By: Maya Stein
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February 5, 2014

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Type Rider family! I hope this note finds you staying dry and cozy. We are officially buried under snow here in New Jersey, with another storm on the way. The shoveling this morning was particularly grueling. And so, perhaps because of this... (Read More)

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June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Nevertheless, there is always something to start over. Despie the blur and haze of the return, this strangeness of being in one place after having changed locations daily for more than 6 weeks, I am keenly aware that this state of flux and... (Read More)

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June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
What happens next is anyone's guess, although today the what next involves unpacking and putting away and cleaning and returning the RV and having a celebratory dinner this evening before Grace returns to her life in Boulder, Colorado and I return to... (Read More)

What I forgot to tell you...

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is dedicated to Jeff Vanevenhoven, who sponsored the route from Waukegan, IL to Kenosha, and to Jeff again and Christina Dickinson, who sponsored the final ride into Milwaukee. What I forgot to tell you is the condensed intensity of the... (Read More)

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