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    UnFictional

    We Are Not Alone

    The desert means different things to different people. It can be a magical, meditative place. It can also be a place of loneliness - profound solitude amidst the nothingness.

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    By Bob Carlson • Dec 7, 2016 • 1 min read

    The desert means different things to different people. It can be a magical, meditative place. It can also be a place of loneliness - profound solitude amidst the nothingness.

    But for a couple thousand people once a year, Joshua Tree is a place of togetherness. It's where they come to find other people like them - people who believe that we're not alone in this universe. They're there for a yearly conference, called Contact in the Desert. Nick White and David Weinberg went to the conference last year, and on this special we present an excerpt from their story.

    The story was produced by David Weinberg and Nick White.

    Photo by David Weinberg

    Photo by David Weinberg

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Nick White

      Senior Editor

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