Nature

HaHa, Just Kidding

Like any good story, this one begins with a “What the hell?” moment – the cosmic…
Graignagower

The road that wound through a narrow gap between two mountains clung to a steep heather…
Don’t Turn Down the Boatman

I am not a flagrant rule breaker. Nor am I particularly spontaneous. But there is something…
OSO MUCH LOVE – REPOSTED Because Oso Still Matters

It is important to remember Oso as a vibrant place, not as a disaster zone. The…
Ascent Magazine publishes photo and short essay

Ascent, the literary magazine of Concordia College, recently asked to publish a photo I took while on…
Drombeg – The First Stone

I’d never really thought of myself as the fairy sort, but there was no denying the…
Culture Shock

Since I’ve been home from Ireland, people have often asked me about “culture shock”. Nearly half…
Finding Home Far Away

I reached into my pants pocket today and pulled out a small, hard chunk of earth …