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Diane Stopyra

Outside profile

Diane Stopyra is a freelance journalist living, surfing, and adopting too many dogs in Cape May, New Jersey.

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We humanize our gear when we need to make sense of it.
Opinion

There's a Reason We Treat Our Gear Like an Old Friend

Why we name, talk to, and occasionally kiss our gear

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