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    No Sleep Till Finland

    Finally... In the second story of a suite of passport stories… Comic Liz Miele is big in Finland. That's why her trip from London to Helsinki is so important to her bank account, and her well being. But bureaucracy renders her passport unusable, so she is sent on a mad dash to somehow make it on her flight.

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    By Bob Carlson • Mar 18, 2016 • 1 min read

    Finally... In the second story of a suite of passport stories… Comic Liz Miele is big in Finland. That's why her trip from London to Helsinki is so important to her bank account, and her well being. But bureaucracy renders her passport unusable, so she is sent on a mad dash to somehow make it on her flight.

    Liz Miele is a comic based in New York. She has an album called Emotionally Exhausting.

    Liz Miele

    Photo courtesy Liz Miele

    Episode photo: Sean Hurley on his walk

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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