Over the past year, a lot of things have happened. We had a 20-year blizzard. Seeing Portland residents skiing downtown is a sight I’ll never forget. In Scotland, I found a resurgence of civic pride in Glasgow and was charmed by lovely...

Looking back at our trip to the Big Island, I fondly remember the soft blue water pushed up against the sharpness of the sun in the early morning. Long walks on private beaches, stumbling in and out of bars that were just shacks, really, drinking funny...

While running around with my friend Diana this weekend, we started talking about our friends who are also writers. Diana is a (wonderful) writer, a great friend and is helping me with a new project I am working on, too. We feel lucky to know so many...

While running around with my friend Diana this weekend, we started talking about our friends who are also writers. Diana is a (wonderful) writer, a great friend and is helping me with a new project I am working on, too. We feel lucky to know so many...

When my father was growing up, he used to hop freight trains to travel the country. I can’t endorse this form of travel, dear readers, but it was free, got him where he needed to go in a couple days’ time and from the stories he tells us, it was a...