Just once I’d like to see a book end in disaster. After having just finished “Celine,” by Peter Heller, a book I enjoyed, I realized it was time for me to return to nonfiction. This book marked my third novel …
Adventure: Solitude
I would never advise anyone looking for solitude to come to Maine during the summer months. Maine is glorious, it truly is, but summer in Maine brings legions of people who use “summer” as a verb. There isn’t anything “wrong” …
Read: Two Nights in Lisbon
Someone asked if I had allowed my morning reading ritual to slip. It’s been a long stretch since I’ve posted about my current read. But no, rest assured, the books are still being consumed. However, I’ve been reading a few …
Adventure: The Secret
The secret to cycling in America is the single-speed bicycle. There, you heard it here first. Remember, because at some point I’m going to be standing over you doing my six-guns and yelling “I told you so!” Who know the …
Creative: Not Yet
I made a few good images. Not this one, the one you see above. Nope, that’s just filler. Something I do to keep the instinct and reactions going. Something to keep the eyes moving and the finger pointing and pressing. …
Read: The Genius of Birds
If you are a bird nerd then Jennifer Ackerman’s “The Genius of Birds,” is a must have. This book is part personal history, part textbook, part reference book, and window into several of the most unique aspects of birds. It …
Adventure: Down Time
How many of these do I have left? How many do you have left? It’s easy to forget just how incredible the natural world actually is, and how diverse and wide ranging what we might think would be a similar …
