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Read MoreIT’S NICE TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE
The It’s Nice to Be Important, But It’s More Important to Be Nice is one of two previously published stories from The Original Four. This is a story about a moment that is very special to me. It’s a story that has nothing to do with surfing, and everything to do with surfing at the same time. I hope you enjoy… IT’S NICE TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE Evan...
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Read MoreThe Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment…(The Original Four: Part II of IV)
The Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment is one of two previously unpublished stories from The Original Four. The Original four will be published over December, in order. THE ROAD TO NOWHERE AND THE NOBLE EXPERIMENT EVAN E. MORGAN January 11, 2012 Jeffery’s Bay, South Africa I was blown away by the dramatic landscape. I had never seen anything like it. Coming from California, we are...
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Read MoreThe Spiral of Señor Bagus…(The Original Four: Part I of IV)
The Spiral is one of two previously published stories from The Original Four. The Original four will be published over December, in order. This story was re-published in Tonnta- Ireland’s first and only surf magazine-in this year’s special Indonesian travel edition. TheInertia.com also re-published a professionally edited abridged version which you can read here if you want the reader’s...
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Read MoreHappenings in the Absence of Words: A Reunion with The Queen, and The Uncertain Future of The Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment
Happenings in the Absence of Words: A Reunion with The Queen, and The Uncertain Future of The Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment Evan Morgan, November 28th, 2012, Yallingup, Western Australia ”Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.” -Mark Twain Yes, I know-it’s been quiet here. For a lot of you, it has been a long time since you’ve seen anything new. And for many new...
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Read MoreThe New Life…Day 378, Part IV: Losing is Where the Good Stuff Happens, Turning The Corner, and Becoming Western Australian…
The New Life…Day 378, Part IV: Losing is Where the Good Stuff Happens, Turning The Corner, and Becoming Western Australian… Alas, what does not kill you only makes you stronger. West Aus has made me grow, although it is not a pleasant form of growth as much as it was growing pains-uncomfortable and miserable experiences with the only possible positive interpretation being that they are “character...
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Read MoreThe New Life… Day 378, Part III: Welcome to West Oz, A Broken Man, and “Pick Grapes ya Seppo C*nt”
The New Life… Day 378, Part III: Welcome to West Oz, A Broken Man, and “Pick Grapes ya Seppo C*nt” It had to be done I suppose. I left the warmth and security of the best friends one could ever ask for in Cape Town and headed for Western Australia via Bali AKA Our Paris in pursuit of the New Life. I was off to Australia to look for a crucial component of The New Life-financing for further adventures...
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Read MoreThe New Life…, Day 378, Part II: The Queen Speaks, and Why the Hell am I here?
The New Life…, Day 378, Part II: The Queen Speaks, and Why the Hell am I here? Another giant set of waves rolled through and I found myself all alone in the Indian Ocean as waves blocked out the horizon, rose, fell, shifted, and lifted me into the sky as I scratched over them scrambling for safety of deeper water. I pondered how I might get out of the water. The sharp reef was now completely exposed like...
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Read MoreThe New Life…, Day 378, Part I: Going Quiet and Dreaming of The Queen…
The New Life…, Day 378, Part I: Going Quiet and Dreaming of The Queen… I’ve been quiet recently as a few of you have noticed. It’s not because I have forgotten about you or don’t enjoy writing anymore, it’s just that the waves here have been excellent and what little free time I have outside of my glorious career as a construction laborer, is devoted to chasing these magnificent West Aus waves...
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IT’S NICE TO BE IMPORTANT, BUT IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE
The It’s Nice to Be Important, But It’s More Important to Be Nice is one of two previously published stories from The Original Four. This is a story about a moment that is very special to me....
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The Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment…(The Original Four: Part II of IV)
The Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment is one of two previously unpublished stories from The Original Four. The Original four will be published over December, in order. THE ROAD TO NOWHERE AND THE NOBLE...
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The Spiral of Señor Bagus…(The Original Four: Part I of IV)
The Spiral is one of two previously published stories from The Original Four....
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The Original Four…
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Happenings in the Absence of Words: A Reunion with The Queen, and The Uncertain Future of The Road to Nowhere and The Noble Experiment
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The New Life…Day 378, Part IV: Losing is Where the Good Stuff Happens, Turning The Corner, and Becoming Western Australian…
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The New Life…, Day 378, Part II: The Queen Speaks, and Why the Hell am I here?
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The New Life…, Day 378, Part I: Going Quiet and Dreaming of The Queen…
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