The Last Beach Before My Travel Began, No 43: Lady Martin’s – 17 May 2015
Elizabeth Is this a bit of a cheat? I visited Lady Martin’s on 17 May 2015 – one week before I departed for my midlife gap year – but never posted…
The Day After – On Resilience
I’ve said much of what I want to say about the events of yesterday on Facebook, mostly in the wee hours, and I’ll paste that in below. A good friend…
9 November Will be Scary No Matter What (21 Days)
18 October – 21 Days Three weeks from today is Election Day. Here’s how it feels to me. Hillary will win but not by as much as might be expected.…
Inside the Roar – At Game 5 of the NLDS
I have never had an experience like it, ever. Trying to find a way to describe it, to capture it, is a writer’s challenge, one I’m struggling with a little…
The Standard You Walk Past – 31 Days
7 October I’ve just arrived “home” from watching the Washington Nationals fall to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. My hands (from clapping),…
Life Gets in the Way Sometimes – 32 Days
6 October Sorry, kind readers, for going silent for a while. When last we met I had arrived in the Blue (Democratic leaning) oasis of Asheville, North Carolina on my…
From Young Earth Creationists to Drum Circles – Driving in the South: 44 Days
24 September So I missed a day, it was inevitable. I’m writing from the dining room table of my Couchsurfing host in a suburban development outside of Asheville, North Carolina.…
Seeing the Old Dominion (Virginia that is) – 46 Days
I had every intention to be camping right now but a wrong turn found me driving narrow, winding country roads as the sky flared in the pink and pale orange…
Delayed Departure, Definite Direction – 47 Days
21 September I learned last night around this time that I have cause to go to Nashville. So I’m still in Alexandria having spent much of the day plotting my…
Planning a Road Trip – 48 Days
20 September 2016 Hi. I’m not really sure what to write about today. My organiser is off at GOTV (Get Out the Vote) Training in some remote part of Virginia,…