Camping 2011: Rustic Dining Al Fresco

Judging by the photos, all my friends and I did while we were camping at Nickerson State Park  last weekend was prepare food and eat it. Repeat. That said, what a trip it was. Take this, for instance, is there any better scene than this: the morning mist mingled with the smoke from the fire, … Continue reading Camping 2011: Rustic Dining Al Fresco

waves

waves Unpredictable and endless, steady and rolling: so are the waves, in crests and swells, and often, storm. The rudderless many fight the tides, searching for beacons among juts and jags and these aimless vessels, I know them well I know the swims of struggle but a current has pushed me from an ocean too … Continue reading waves

Nice Day for a White Wedding

I was excited enough to go to Carrie and Kevin Chard's beach wedding last weekend to haul my ass out of bed at 6 a.m. Ok, closer to 6:30, but still. It was a Saturday and I am nothing short of surly before noon. A few hours of driving and a Big Two-Do breakfast with … Continue reading Nice Day for a White Wedding

WM3

It was 18 years ago that I first learned about Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley. They were three Arkansas boys then, the same age as I was, from a place that didn't make a lot of sense to me. They weren't so very foreign to me, though. They looked like my friends. I … Continue reading WM3