Prior I follow behind Kent in my car, careful to keep my distance as we wind through the hills of this majestic terrain. The layered reds, browns, and creams remind me of the inside of a fancy cake. I reach for my camera to capture the view, but the motion blurs everything. Eventually, a gravelContinue reading “This Is Who I Am (Book Part 33)”
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Where Beasts Roam (Book Part 30)
Previous Side by side, our feet resting on the headlights, Kent and I talk. He teaches elementary school in Manitoba, and with the remaining weeks of his summer break, he’s hiking, adventuring, and exploring national parks. Dehydrated from too much solitude, I drink in communion and belonging, savoring the feeling that someone else gets it.Continue reading “Where Beasts Roam (Book Part 30)”
Cross Country Move: Bonney Lake, WA to Coeur d’Alene, ID – Day 1 – 3/5 Stars
What a whirlwind. For what should have been a five-hour drive turned into six due to road and Spokane traffic, we didn’t arrive in Coeur d’Alene until 6:30 pm. Unfortunately, the tiny parking lot and the two-story building didn’t match the 18-story, marina-adjacent, dreamy waterfront resort I expected. The two names – Coeur d’Alene ResortContinue reading “Cross Country Move: Bonney Lake, WA to Coeur d’Alene, ID – Day 1 – 3/5 Stars”
Queen Of The Road
There are twenty-three minutes until my next session. It’s with a couple that lives in their car. The summer was good to them, dry and warm and easy for the most part. But now? The temperature’s dropping fast, and I’m curious to hear how it’s going. I told them about my stint with car livingContinue reading “Queen Of The Road”
Bon Voyage
An 80-mph-speed-limit sure does cut the six-hour drive from Moab to Las Vegas down, but it also cuts into the moments I wish would last longer. Like, what it is to be a Holstein cow lying down with half of their bodies pressed in the cool mud. Or being the long-winged hawk pirouetting on andContinue reading “Bon Voyage”
Cheers, To Me
Uh oh, this is what I feared; a blank mind. I need to have something to write about. Right? But shouldn’t this be a good thing, a time when all my inner voices have settled down and are finally taking a nice, long siesta? I recall a phone call with a good friend years ago,Continue reading “Cheers, To Me”
Choose Your Own Adventure!
I wonder, is it possible to not care about likes and followers? Or to not seek validation from others? If there is, I have yet to figure it out. Speaking of, I told a woman she was an idiot today. Twice. And then I followed it with a thumbs up, er, I mean my middleContinue reading “Choose Your Own Adventure!”
Kanab-A-Bob
The pressures come from all around. To respond, to caregive, to simply check out. Where does one find the center in it all, on the solid ground in the hurricane’s eye where for a moment everything is still? We’re in Kanab, Utah, and it’s the first night among seven more for my family on aContinue reading “Kanab-A-Bob”
Going On 40 