SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA – July 19, 2003 – Remarrying is like touching the stove as a small child and becoming horribly burnt, and then later having others tell you, “it’s okay, it’s not hot, you can touch the stove again, no really…” And you’re thinking, “but… but… look what happened the last time!” But when I see her face,...
read moreWe pulled up in the parking lot, spilling out into a strong, fragrant bouquet of pine, cedar and oak. The air was cool and moist to the skin. “Here we are!” she grinned, taking me by the hand and leading me up a path through the park toward the sound of a dull roar. Walking uphill, we passed a small concrete seating area where two young men and a woman sat. They looked extremely...
read moreAbe, the Lincoln at Joshua Tree National Park - July 2001 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA – November 1, 2001 – I’ve just moved to Seattle to explore a new life with my sweetheart, Jena Scott. And the move makes me think back to my years in California. It was good working at the agency. I had arrived there from DC, and was recovering from the double-whammy of a divorce and the death of...
read moreSomewhere over Fort Dodge, Iowa 39,000 FEET ABOVE FORT DODGE, IOWA – December 2000 – It’s midnight, and I’m high above the Great Plains on a flight to see my family in Michigan. I can see the ground covered in snow from here… a white blanket broken up by squiggling rivers. I can see cities and towns below me… beautiful, lonely patchworks of sodium light on a white...
read moreEarlier this trip: Colin at Slea Head DUBLIN, IRELAND – July 3, 2000 – Back at Dublin airport after our stay at Ross Castle. It’s been a great trip to Ireland… especially so because of Colin. We’ve explored the entire country, gone out to the Aran Islands, explored ruins and stayed in a haunted castle. We’ve both had a great time and it feels so good to spend time with...
read moreSweet sunsets from my Dana Point pad DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA, USA – May 26, 2000 – 10 o’clock on a Friday night in my new oceanside home in Dana Point. Sitting on the balcony, cool ocean air barely blowing in off the Pacific. Crickets chirping, the occasional car driving by on the road below my balcony. The lights of the town abruptly ending in pitch black where the ocean...
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