Out Of The Fog
Sometime in January, I stopped writing on this blog. I managed to get out a December post and…
June 13, 2023
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Stories and Essays
Submergence
There’s this fleeting sensation when you first slip into the pool for a pre-dawn swim that swirls together…
March 12, 2021
Driving Into The Desert, Part 3: Salvation Mountain
In case you missed it, here’s Part 1 and here’s Part 2. In 1980, a man named Leonard Knight…
August 25, 2016
Driving Into The Desert, Part 2: The Salton Sea
In case you missed it, here’s Part 1. Before we reached our ultimate destination of Salvation Mountain, there…
August 24, 2016
Driving Into The Desert, Part 1: Hicksville, USA
The most splendid adventures rarely go according to plan. My sister Hillary and I schemed an epic trip…
August 23, 2016
Cappadocia Magic, Without Balloons
I wanted the cliché. Cappadocia, that wild region in central Anatolia, has an iconic image: hundreds of hot…
November 12, 2015
A Panic Attack On Top Of A Waterfall
I was sitting in a cold green pool on top of a waterfall, having a panic attack. There…
August 24, 2015
The Beach At Night
We were done with the party. The scent of pot and the sounds of tipsy forty-somethings singing along…
March 13, 2015
Chasing The Sun Boxes
The sky was a perfect autumn blue and I was wandering through downtown Boston, killing time before I…
December 22, 2014
A Bicycle Is Freedom: Four Days Around Lake Iznik
To me, a bicycle is freedom. Traveling under your own speed feels completely liberating. Pushing past inclines, breezing…
December 4, 2014