I write about nationalism, sustainable economies, public history, social movements, immigration, MeToo issues, and ethical travel. Since November 2023, I have been living on the road, staying in a different country every month. I write about that experience in my Aging on the Run series.
Sri Lanka: Hard and Hopeful Land.
I come from Minnesota. USA, a region of the world where February is so cold, artists create shanties on frozen lakes, and people flock to see their creations. They build ice castles and call...
Chaos, Order, and the Desire to be Free: Egypt.
"For the ancient Egyptians, the universe was composed of dualities: fertile and barren, life and death, order and chaos." Andrew Humphreys, Cairo and the Nile, Eyewitness Travel. 2009. "A new...
Letting Wounds Speak. Turkey.
On the waterfront in Kadiköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, in the November afternoon sun, a musician with a man-bun and beard plays on an electrified acoustic guitar. Old men and...
Lilacs in October: A Short Return to Minneapolis, 2024.
In Tom Wolfe’s 1940 autobiographical novel, You Can't Go Home Again, a young white man moves to New York City and then returns to the South, where he no longer feels like he belongs. I was assigned...
Sri Lanka: Hard and Hopeful Land.
I come from Minnesota. USA, a region of the world where February is so cold, artists create shanties on frozen lakes, and people flock to see their creations. They build ice castles and call...
Chaos, Order, and the Desire to be Free: Egypt.
"For the ancient Egyptians, the universe was composed of dualities: fertile and barren, life and death, order and chaos." Andrew Humphreys, Cairo and the Nile, Eyewitness Travel. 2009. "A new...
Letting Wounds Speak. Turkey.
On the waterfront in Kadiköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, in the November afternoon sun, a musician with a man-bun and beard plays on an electrified acoustic guitar. Old men and...
Lilacs in October: A Short Return to Minneapolis, 2024.
In Tom Wolfe’s 1940 autobiographical novel, You Can't Go Home Again, a young white man moves to New York City and then returns to the South, where he no longer feels like he belongs. I was assigned...
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.I write about nationalism, sustainable economies, public history, social movements, immigration, MeToo issues and non-car travel. Since November. 2023, I have been living on the road, staying in a different country every month. I write about that experience in my Aging on the Run series.
Sri Lanka: Hard and Hopeful Land.
I come from Minnesota. USA, a region of the world where February is so cold, artists create shanties on frozen lakes, and people flock to see their creations. They build ice castles and call...
Chaos, Order, and the Desire to be Free: Egypt.
"For the ancient Egyptians, the universe was composed of dualities: fertile and barren, life and death, order and chaos." Andrew Humphreys, Cairo and the Nile, Eyewitness Travel. 2009. "A new...
Letting Wounds Speak. Turkey.
On the waterfront in Kadiköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, in the November afternoon sun, a musician with a man-bun and beard plays on an electrified acoustic guitar. Old men and...
Lilacs in October: A Short Return to Minneapolis, 2024.
In Tom Wolfe’s 1940 autobiographical novel, You Can't Go Home Again, a young white man moves to New York City and then returns to the South, where he no longer feels like he belongs. I was assigned...
Sri Lanka: Hard and Hopeful Land.
I come from Minnesota. USA, a region of the world where February is so cold, artists create shanties on frozen lakes, and people flock to see their creations. They build ice castles and call...
Chaos, Order, and the Desire to be Free: Egypt.
"For the ancient Egyptians, the universe was composed of dualities: fertile and barren, life and death, order and chaos." Andrew Humphreys, Cairo and the Nile, Eyewitness Travel. 2009. "A new...
Letting Wounds Speak. Turkey.
On the waterfront in Kadiköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, in the November afternoon sun, a musician with a man-bun and beard plays on an electrified acoustic guitar. Old men and...
Lilacs in October: A Short Return to Minneapolis, 2024.
In Tom Wolfe’s 1940 autobiographical novel, You Can't Go Home Again, a young white man moves to New York City and then returns to the South, where he no longer feels like he belongs. I was assigned...
Recent Posts
Sri Lanka: Hard and Hopeful Land.
I come from Minnesota. USA, a region of the world where February is so cold, artists create shanties on frozen lakes, and people flock to see their creations. They build ice castles and call...
Chaos, Order, and the Desire to be Free: Egypt.
"For the ancient Egyptians, the universe was composed of dualities: fertile and barren, life and death, order and chaos." Andrew Humphreys, Cairo and the Nile, Eyewitness Travel. 2009. "A new...
Letting Wounds Speak. Turkey.
On the waterfront in Kadiköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, in the November afternoon sun, a musician with a man-bun and beard plays on an electrified acoustic guitar. Old men and...
Lilacs in October: A Short Return to Minneapolis, 2024.
In Tom Wolfe’s 1940 autobiographical novel, You Can't Go Home Again, a young white man moves to New York City and then returns to the South, where he no longer feels like he belongs. I was assigned...
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I write about nationalism, immigration, public history, sustainable economies, MeToo issues and the politics of travel