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A new road sign

April 5, 2022

I was driving to Duluth the other day and noticed a road sign I had never seen before: When I …

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5 reasons to love a road trip

May 14, 2021

A recent 1,600-mile road trip took me to six states, three of which I hadn’t traveled to before (Indiana, Ohio, …

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Do some books choose you?

October 16, 2020

Do you believe that some books choose you? I bought Zen on the Trail by Christopher Ives two years ago …

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What goes into the do-it-yourself retreat

July 16, 2019

Getaways are great, right? I love hopping on a plane to go to a writing conference or yoga workshop. There’s …

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The inaugural memoir/yoga workshop

October 7, 2018

Just look at this space. It was perfect for writing and yoga. I spent the weekend of Sept. 28-30 here, …

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St. Michael’s, Alnwick, England

May 21, 2018

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a proper cemetery visit with a good camera. I’m in Alnwick, England, …

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