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posts from the road through the middle of nowhere
Hello, Stranger...
Doing the Work, on Historic Highway 80
hello, stranger – it's morning here in Bisbee, and i just came down the other night on a sudden invite from my publisher to spend a few...
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Mar 2019 min read
A Quick Look at Superior
hello, stranger – why do people go to church? that was the question i got up in the middle of the night to write my notebook. it...
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Feb 2822 min read
The Road Back from Truth or Consequences
hello, stranger - well, it's the first full moon of the year, and the first time in a long time since i felt like putting pen to paper...
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Jan 1314 min read
Greetings from Tucson
hello, stranger – this is not the post that I had thought i would be writing, but it's the only one i have in me right now. when i got...
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Dec 5, 20245 min read
The Strange Case of the Salton Sea
hello, stranger - i finally took my trip out to San Diego again the weekend after the camping excursion. the heat wave in the southwest...
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Oct 22, 202435 min read
About Patagonia
hello, stranger - so i was disappointed, at first, when my friend in San Diego called to tell me that my plan to head out that way for a...
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Sep 27, 202420 min read
A Visit to Tombstone
the decision to hit tombstone was an easy one. i'd only been back a week and was still settling down back to life, and not prepared...
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Sep 18, 202411 min read
Hello, Season Two
i've been back west for a few days now, but somehow things felt different right off the bat. quieter, more subdued, less energetic. a...
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Sep 12, 20242 min read
The Stuff of Dreams
hello, stranger it's the small hours of the night again, and i just had to run down to the office to get more journal paper. of course...
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Aug 19, 20247 min read
The SS Relentless
hello, stranger - here’s something that came up the other day: when i first washed up out here i was invited by a friend to attend a...
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Aug 3, 20245 min read
Someone Left The Heat On
hello, stranger – New Mexico was on fire, so i drove back out to California. not that that was the main factor in my decision, but any...
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Jun 30, 20246 min read
Ten Thousand Hours
hello, stranger - well what a difference a little bit of writing can make… and if that's not my understatement for the year so far, i...
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Jun 19, 20244 min read
Putting the Pieces Together
hello, stranger - well that was a longer hiatus than I ever intended… don't worry, i'm still alive and kicking – although, if i'm to be...
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Jun 12, 20243 min read
"Clearly in Hiding Mode"
hello, stranger – well the gods have spoken, and i've decided to hide out this weekend. my much anticipated road trip to California has...
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Feb 11, 20246 min read
The End of Love Letters
hello, stranger – please pardon the delay since the last time i wrote. it hasn't been from lack of wanting to - or even trying, for that...
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Feb 6, 20247 min read
"Eyes Widening, Grip Tightens"
hello, stranger - let me tell you about the dumbest thing i've ever read: when i first washed up out here i had to work as a tutor for a...
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Jan 24, 20246 min read
About This Land
hello, stranger – it's the end of the second week of the year, and so far so good. i've been keeping my nose to the grindstone pretty...
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Jan 13, 20245 min read
The Blank Pages Ahead
hello, stranger - and so the new year started off with a bang, as they tend to do every year - if, by a bang you mean the general hush of...
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Jan 6, 20244 min read
Mexican Space Rockets
hello, stranger - it's funny how the mind automatically goes back to the familiar, particularly in times of distress or deep melancholy. ...
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Dec 31, 20235 min read
Starlight, and a Little Whiskey
hello, stranger - today is an anniversary of sorts, for me anyways. not that it’s worth celebrating, or even really matters too much. ...
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Dec 22, 20234 min read
Whether on a road trip through the desert or just the musings of a late night win the porch, these messages in a bottle are the ramblings of one pen pal to another, on a journey far from home.
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