Lost, Found, and Otherwise: A Traveller’s Quest
The old joke is we travel to find ourselves. Smart-ass opens a map, points. “Found ya.” But those who travel sometimes learn the finding and the losing aren’t about geography or chronology. [...]
Goodbye, George Michael
When news of George Michael’s death broke, I was crawling into bed in Greece at 1:15am. It hit me like a Mac truck and I stayed up till 5:30am trying to process it. Other celebrities have died [...]
Prague: A City of Revolution and Dreams
Last week I had a three-day stint in Prague, Czech Republic, and I loved it. Still, it gave me a lot to think about, and I wrote this in cafes while there. Kafka’s Prague, 1989. Weeks of [...]
(Almost) Every Writer’s Dream
Tick. Tock. The countdown continues. 5 months and 1 week, I jam from these digs. Off to Vancouver for The Grand Farewells, and zipping to Croatia, as my uber-nomadic adventure begins, setting the [...]