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Always Answer a Ringing Phone, part one

My adventures as a short order cook at the Band Box diner in the 80s

Apr 23 •

Travels With Mishipeshu: An American Hitchhikes Lake Superior

Part one - Preparations

Mar 4 •

Travels With Mishipeshu: An American Hitchhikes Lake Superior

Part seven: Albany to New York City

Apr 1 •

Travels With Mishipeshu: An American Hitchhikes Lake Superior

Part five: Agawa Rock to Ottawa

Mar 25 •

Travels With Mishipeshu: An American Hitchhikes Lake Superior

Part four: Mirror Lake to Agawa Rock

Mar 21 •

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Part three: Gooseberry Falls to Mirror Lake

Mar 18 •

Travels With Mishipeshu: An American Hitchhikes Lake Superior

Part two: Des Moines to Gooseberry Falls

Mar 11 •

Young and Dumb in New Orleans

I’m going to be doing more long-form memoir in this space for the next few months. This first entry is from last year, written for the always excellent…

Jan 8 •

Wounds heal. We lay flowers on gravesites. Memories fade, faces grow distant.

Sep 11, 2023 •

Travels With Mishipeshu: An American Hitchhikes Lake Superior

Part six: Ottawa to Albany

Mar 28 •

The Shadow of Cheyenne Mountain

NORAD seems almost quaint.

Feb 12 •

For my daughter

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