Claire Polders

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    Showcase Object & Idea

    Lost Animal Identities: The first time I turned, I was seven years old. I sat on a hard mattress in my grandmother’s guest bedroom on the second floor with a man I truly liked, the clean-faced husband of my grandmother’s…

  • Claire Polders, Daniel Presley, and the Sphinx
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    How to Live a Life of Long-Term Travel

    How to live a life of long-term travel? A mystery to some, it is my reality. Here’s how my husband and I keep traveling around the world.

  • The Hour of Water
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    Superstition Review

    How do we behave in unfamiliar environments? When do we know how to trust someone? How do strangers become friends? What is the Hour of Water?

  • Egypt on Your Own
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    Can You Visit Egypt on Your Own?

    Can you visit Egypt on your own? Is it safe to travel down the Nile valley? Here’s what I learned from our month-long independent journey.

  • The Cincinnati Review
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    The Cincinnati Review

    The Cincinnati Review published my story "Mirror" in their MiCRo series. I've been reading work from this series for years and was happy they selected this piece to include.

  • Malaysian Street Food
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    Malaysian Street Art, Street Food, and More

    There are endless things to see in Malaysia—temples! rain forests! crumbling façades!—but it’s worth visiting this country for the food alone. The same is true for the kind people you meet, the humbling trees, the butterflies that land on your…

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