California Dreams and Realities
I came for the healing power of the sea. I came to complete – literally and symbolically – my coast-to-coast journey. I’d envisioned my...
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May 6, 20222 min read
Temecula Transition - Desert to Sea
Out of a deep slumber, from behind the heavy, rubber blackout curtains of El Rancho trucker motel, I awoke, this morning, like clockwork,...
Apr 28, 20227 min read
Lost and Found in the Desert
“What intolerable garbage and what utterly useless crap we bury ourselves in day by day. That’s what the first taste of the wild does to...
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Desert Love - A Poem
I’ve been kissing trees, lately, Arms embracing cottonwood girth, Thick, ruddy bark rough on my lips. Old man tree’s too old for me,...
Apr 6, 20223 min read
On the HIGH Road to the Eye in the Sky
Crossing state lines is always a momentous occasion on the journey road. As I merged onto US-191 heading out of Cortez, Colorado, West,...
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Woo-woo Journey Takes a Miracle Turn
Greetings, friends. I dedicate this post to the brave people of Ukraine, for peace in their country and on this earth. May all beings...
Mar 14, 20221 min read
Courtship
It’s hard not to go all googly-eyed smitten over Santa Fe. Their skies, a dreamy baby blue, never stop smiling at you. And their...
Feb 21, 20228 min read
Fateful Encounters in the Land of Enchantment
“When you travel in an unplanned way, you are free; there are no have-tos or shoulds. You are structured at first only, perhaps, by the...
Jan 3, 20229 min read
I Got Kicked-Out of the Colony and Other Things to Be Grateful For in 2021
Happy New Year, dear friends! I’m a big believer in the ritual of end-of-year reflection. Though where does one begin to reflect on a...
Dec 7, 20214 min read
Encounters with Ghosts, Robots, Poets and, Eventually, The Muse
Greetings from Dairy Hollow, friends. It was a darn long drive from Washington: 1,334 miles over two days, across four states and...
Nov 24, 20212 min read
I Will Not Let Them Fuse Me
I will not imagine the doctors fusing my vertebrae together so as to immobilize me. I will not imagine six to twelve months of recovery....
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Now, the Good News
The microwave digital clock reads 10:23, and my eyes widen. For the first time in weeks, without the 7 am wake-up call of saws and...
Nov 10, 20215 min read
The Journey Takes a Sharp Curve
The porch project completion was joyfully in sight. This was a sign: I was almost ready, again, to continue my journey. Or was I? I...
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Insights at Basecamp – When Life Gives You Tomatoes...
I hide-out in the basement, hiding from the secret shame of returning home with my tail between my legs, hiding from my naïve hope and...
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Grounded at Basecamp: Ode to an Adventurer
A spirit has awakened me. At the wee hours, I stare up at the dark ceiling of my basement dwelling, squinting for some sign of life. But...
Oct 21, 20212 min read
SeeChange Turns 20 – The Beauty and Burden of Being Your Own Boss
This fall marks an important milestone, and I almost let it slip by: the 20th anniversary of my freedom from "the man." I’ve been harping...
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Unmaking My Deal with the Devil
Resistance looks for any opening, any little wavering sign that you still want entanglement. Returning home to Washington, interrupting...
Oct 16, 20213 min read
Freedom Isn’t Free, Simplicity Isn’t Simple, But There's Still Hope
I have a confession to make. In all my journey-thwarted-woe-is-me-sleepless-nights-and-what-do-I-do-now-amygdala-hijack-daze, it was me....
Sep 2, 20214 min read
This is the Freedom I Dream Of
I march up the marble stairs, shielding my eyes from the sun, escaping into the shadow of the vaulted eves. Then I pull-off Chocos and...
Aug 5, 20213 min read
Journey to My Core of Rot
I made it to verdant, voluptuous Vermont. But this is not a sabbatical. My hawk sighting last October prompted me to pack-up and fly my...
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