Gearing Up
Last week, while we were visiting, my mom asked “us kids” what we thought about the Kindle. “Yeah, like I need to carry around another piece of electronic STUFF,” was my response. The truth is, I kind of like the idea of an iPad, eReader, some third thing that is especially designed for reading, after …
Passports with Purpose Builds a Global Village
It’s impossible to process, after all, my life is so far removed from the whole situation. There’s no way I can compare or relate — I have a spacious home, I’m totally on the grid, there’s soup on the stove, sitting to my left is a camera that’s worth either a month’s wages or the …
Open Studio
I traded some email recently with a magazine editor. I was pitching stories that I’d posted here. The editor wasn’t having any. “You bloggers. You devalue your best work by publishing it for free.” I had to think about that for a while. It’s extremely rare that I publish work for free. I’ve said yes …
Local Transit
On my third day in Dublin, I rented a bicycle. The bike was too big, the gears wobbly, but it was Ireland and I wanted to ride a bike. By the end of the week, I knew the back roads. I rode the narrow shoulder past green yards, mossy little cottages set back from the …