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I’m a Gen X doctor in the Rust Belt who cut back on medicine to compose our region’s story—our way.

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After years of listening to the coasts tell us what to think about ourselves, I couldn't take it anymore.

So I took matters into my own hands. This is the real Rust Belt.

I know the truth. You don’t listen to me when it comes to finding the world’s most beautiful cities. How

Please don’t tell my wife about my daydream from hell. I was supposed to be working—or doing the dishes. For

The Devil Wears Prada—you know the story. First came the 2003 novel courtesy Lauren Weisberger, inspired by her stint working

I know the truth. You don’t listen to me when it comes to finding the world’s most beautiful cities. How

Please don’t tell my wife about my daydream from hell. I was supposed to be working—or doing the dishes. For

The Devil Wears Prada—you know the story. First came the 2003 novel courtesy Lauren Weisberger, inspired by her stint working