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Frozen Head State Park

This is the setting of the Barkley Marathons that the author attended when her brother participated in the race. It is described as having very remote and aggressive terrain.

Nicaragua

This is the setting where the author worked as a Spanish teacher and where she was assaulted and robbed, her assailant having broken her nose.

West Virginia

This setting is where the author traveled to visit Charlie Engle while he was imprisoned at the Beckley federal prison.

Mexico

This setting is featured in the essay "La Frontera," as the author describes traveling there with friends for a literary conference.

Los Angeles

This setting is where the author grew up. It is here that she describes going on a Gang Tour with a friend who is a screenwriter in "Indigenous to the Hood."

Trash Can of Sweetener Packets

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