32,103 Miles • On Hiding vs. Prayer
Have you ever contemplated the many wonderful qualities of trees? They cradle generations of baby birds and they let us…
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31,876 Miles • Indiana
Driving into Indiana, I was greeted with this beautiful sight shortly before sunset. Here’s something I learned on the drive…
30,313 Miles • On Being a Writer
Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve spent a lot of time, therapy sessions, and friends’ patience complaining about not having a…
30,280 Miles • Radical Singletasking in Maine
The area around the University of Bangor, Maine is a very lovely grouping of small, semi-rural towns and friendly people.…
29,380 Miles • My Independence Day
Yesterday I visited the house I lived in when I was little, had a big catharsis about the life I…
29,278 Miles • This is Where Everything Broke
Names are important. Lake Placid. Mount Poke O Moonshine. Adirondacks. The places themselves are important, but the names somehow, mystically,…
28,669 Miles • Farewell, Grammy
As expected, the family gathering in Connecticut went better than expected. After my rant about my anxiety, and then getting…
27,917 Miles • First Sighting of Lake Erie
Sign: variable speed limit ahead — What does that even mean? Sign on a restaurant billboard: “An edible experience.” —…
27,701 Miles • Reflections on Overworking, from Kansas to Ohio
At a roadside picnic area in Kansas, this tragedy of line markings begged the question, what happened here? Was the…
25,200 Miles • The Calendar Project Debrief
For close to two years, I have kept the commitment I made to myself at the beginning of this Grand…