Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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"I assumed he was talking about us, America"

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Jen Deaderick
Mar 12, 2026
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I’m at a big café table with two men at the other end, chatting. One kept saying “aircraft carrier” over and over. Within sentences using other words, so not some odd tic, but it was still a lot, and he’s kind of loud. I assumed he was talking about us, America, since we are known for sending aircraft carriers to various places on a regular basis, espec…

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