Camping Should be a Pre-Marriage Requirement
As we got back on I-40 for the short drive, relatively speaking, to Albuquerque, I thought about everything we’d seen and done since we’d left home only six days ago. …
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Travel Matters
No matter where you go, you can find something unique. Every place is worth visiting, and your visit matters.
Writer’s Route: How to Handle Rejection
The hardest part of writing a book isn’t the actual writing. It’s what comes next.
One Step Back, Five Steps Forward (Or, what happened to Drive By Towns?)
Sometimes you head in one direction without knowing where you’re going, yet you still end up where you need to be.
Say Yes to Ferne Clyffe State Park
Ferne Clyffe State Park will always have a warm place in my heart.
How eavesdropping changed my life
Sometimes you can trace where you are now back to a single moment. For me, that moment was during the Spring of 2016, on a sunny day in early May.
Becoming The Local Tourist – Again
When I moved to Chicago in October, 2001, I knew I wanted to write for a living, but I didn’t know how I was going to make that happen. With …
Day 14: From Cabins to Canyons and the Center of the World
We made it! We’re in Oceanside, California, at Jim’s parents’ for a week. This trip may be all about the journey, but this is certainly a delightful destination. I’m working in their …
Two Lane Gems Tour Day 4: Rose Colored Road Trip
The first three days have been as blurry as weeds on the side of the highway. We’ve already visited two museums, a wildlife refuge, two Native American memorials, and an …
What, me worry? Four Days!
I know, I know. Saturday I said I’d be posting daily, and now it’s Monday. I fully intended to post yesterday, but then my son asked if he could come …
Two Lane Gems Tour Day 6: Experiencing the Journey
This morning I woke up just as the black of night was fading to the cool gray of morning. As the hues changed to streaks of ever-so pale pink and blue …