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Of blank journals, I have many. Notoriously so, they are arranged tightly in a bookshelf in my bedroom. Of filled journals, I have many, but there is always a large collection of blank journals and books, waiting. “Why are you buying that?” I’ve been asked when purchasing yet another blank journal. “You already have lots …

Several years ago I found myself driving around Lake Crescent on highway 101 in Washington state, heading towards Port Angeles with my friend Sabine sleeping next to me in the rental car. The evening was falling fast and it was late September; the lake was still and deep blue and the tourists were absent. As …

In go-ing, I am home. My travel journals fill my bookshelves, packed with tickets and sketches and memories, bringing my own personal history to life whenever I need a reminder of life. I’ve often written of things in personal journals, trying to come to terms with things not understood; it’s an interesting thing, writing into …

If all things are going as planned, and the airlines are not presenting me with any challenges, I am on my way to Nicaragua with the rest of the North Dakota group. I know I said I was not able to go this year (which was a huge spot of sadness for many months), but …

How was the recent trip to Orlando? No, it was not warm.Yes, I did get one of the seriously worst colds I’ve had in recent years that I’m still not over.Yes, I did have fun. My nephew Cody and I decided to compile a listing of the, uh, “bad luck” we had over the course …