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    The Smell of Fear
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Jan 24

    The Smell of Fear

    Looking back on it, the kid was rattled — I think that, even through the distortion of hindsight, that’s a valid memory. I was taking a...
    Going Underground
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Jan 24

    Going Underground

    How our training day went at Laurel Caverns, and what we learned...
    What died?
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Mar 1, 2021

    What died?

    One day, in the Before Time, Heather, I, and our beloved Lilly were out taking a walk on the grounds of a certain defunct Massachusetts...
    Hegel, Irony, and Evidence
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Mar 1, 2021

    Hegel, Irony, and Evidence

    A couple of days into the search, things were not looking so good for our subject. For one thing, there was his physical condition....
    Multitasking
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Mar 1, 2021

    Multitasking

    (This article was originally published in Wilderness Medicine Magazine) It was an ugly scenario, I’ll give you that. We’d gotten the call...
    The problem with dogs
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Feb 8, 2021

    The problem with dogs

    I don’t remember what I was trying to figure out. But I do recall getting the name of an expert in finding human remains. Somebody who’d...
    I Wuzzint Doin' It Right
    Ken Chiacchia
    • Feb 8, 2021

    I Wuzzint Doin' It Right

    So my surgeon's partner is yanking on my toe with a great big frown on his face. “There's less flexibility now than there was last time....

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