No. 175 - Six Films, Two Days, No Carry-On
1,290 Words. 5 Minute Read..
If I had to look at the same skyline every day, or visit the same museums, walk in the same parks, or eat the same cuisine, I’d lose my mind. I like the anonymity of being on the road. No one knows me. No one knows my story, my failures, or my successes.
No. 174 - From Sunrise to Sunset in the Tetons and Yellowstone
1,855 Words. 7 Minute Read.
I proceeded to brush my teeth in a gas station bathroom and drove south. A translucent glow hovered over the Tetons, like the wings of a million angels letting the perfect amount of sunlight fall across them. I had one of those “Is this really my life?” moments — and it was only half past seven.
No. 173 - Americans Aren’t Lost … America Is
992 Words. 4 Minute Read.
My connection with my nation is felt most deeply when I’m not home. Call me a vagabond, a gypsie, etc…I call myself a drifter. America is my home – not the South, not the Pacific Northwest, not anywhere … this whole nation is home.
No. 172 - Poor Man’s Game Notes I: UGA vs. Marshall, 8/30/25
500 Worlds. 2 Minute.
This is the first in a series of articles for The Poor Man’s Game Notes - a University of Georgia newsletter for the 2025 college football season.
No. 171 - Bookshops, Mountains, and the Red Manifesto
1,252 Words. 5 Minute Read.
I swung by Alienated Majesty Books, a small, locally owned indie shop near the University of Texas campus. Do you know how odd it is to not know a single author? To walk amongst thousands of them was the literary equivalent of taking acid in a forest of mirrors.