September 10, 2014 in Education, Travelogue, United States
Can I make a confession? It’s hard for me to write in the mid-west. There are several reasons for this, not the least of which is that we go from […]
August 31, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
In the American west I remember how big the world is. How insignificant I am on her skin. What a blip on the radar of geologic time humanity is. How […]
August 21, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Our little apartment is not in a great part of town. We’re upstairs from a hispanic daycare that seems to be closed for the summer and sandwiched between a dental […]
August 16, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Waking in a tent is a womb-like experience. Or perhaps more like that of metamorphosis, in which I am protected from the outer world by a thin veil and the […]
August 7, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Today I awoke in a house full of love. A house filled with friends and family, in the mountains of Washington, on the shore of the Hood River. A beautiful […]
August 4, 2014 in North America, Travelogue
As I sit to write this you are floating in the bay in front of Uncle Josh’s house, slipping out across the surface of the black blue sea […]
July 26, 2014 in Europe, France, Inspiration
France is one of those countries that begs to be driven. The last time we were there, in 2008, we were on bicycles but it was February and the Mistral […]
July 22, 2014 in North America, United States
If traveling with small children earns a mother a gold star for bravery, then traveling with teens should earn a girl an extra life, like finding the mushroom and chasing […]
July 17, 2014 in North America, United States
I woke to the west wind’s whispering. A ghostly sound: dry, with the faint crackle of sandstone beneath bare feet. Soft, the hushed caress shared by nodding seed heads in the […]
July 14, 2014 in Europe, Spain, Travelogue
I found the graffiti on the Camino fascinating. The path is painted, from end to end, with yellow arrows and with messages from other pilgrims. Every day I took at […]
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