Annie Dillard’s For the Time Being kept blowing me away, all afternoon. I would read a few subsections and have to just sit and stare into space for awhile. I didn’t finish the book; I didn’t want to rush it. She talks about the nature of personal, spiritual, and material Read more…
I started today with a long walk up the road. It’s a gravel road, lined on both sides by seemingly endless expanses of close-cropped grassland. Between the road and the parallel barbed wire fences that keep the grasses from escaping, is a narrow gully full of clumps of weeds, deep-looking Read more…
Day one at the Shortgrass residency is nearly done. I’ve finished reading my first book, Eula Biss’ Notes from No Man’s Land, and I’ve knit a few inches on my Frances sweater. All of the books I selected were high on my “hurry up and get to this” list all Read more…
The Turtle Rock trail is rated easy. It’s a short drive from Laramie, and it’s just crazy I hadn’t hiked until this week. It was a Wednesday. It was finals week, and I didn’t see a single other soul on the trail. In snow, it isn’t always easy to see Read more…
It is winter in Laramie again, which means I’m planning another overseas trip. This year I’m headed to New Zealand. I’ll be documenting the trip here, wifi permitting. More soon
Two days ago I left Phoenix with all of my earthly belongings piled into the back of a Budget truck and began a slow trek north. This morning finds me in a Homewood Suites in Colorado Springs, CO with only a few hours left to my destination: Laramie WY. Until Read more…