Moving on from Northern Texas, I made my way into the depths of New Mexico. I was taken aback while traveling through Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas due… Read more “Into the Desert: New Mexican Aztec Ruins”
Small Towns and Quiet Streets
Continuing westward on I-40, having crossed the breadth of the Mississippi River from Memphis, I entered Arkansas. At this point, so far as I saw it, I… Read more “Small Towns and Quiet Streets”
Rowan Oak – Faulkner’s Estate
Purchased in 1930 following the release of The Sound and the Fury (1929), William Faulkner would write his foremost novels and raise his family within this Oxford, MS, primitive… Read more “Rowan Oak – Faulkner’s Estate”
Knoxville to Memphis
I have few words for you today. Instead, I would like to share some photos that I had taken while traveling I-40 West through Tennessee – stopping… Read more “Knoxville to Memphis”
Tennessee Way
Following a brief stop in Roanoke, Virginia, I returned to I-81 S, making my way for Tennessee. Between leaving home and arriving in Tennessee, I was set to… Read more “Tennessee Way”
St. Andrew’s
On my way south to Tennessee, following I-81 S, I decided to make a detour from the Shenandoah Valley and venture towards Roanoke, VA. The scenic beauty… Read more “St. Andrew’s”
Out to Pasture
I arrived in Southern California exactly a week ago today. What significance is there to this statement? Well, it means that my cross country trip has come… Read more “Out to Pasture”
The Death of the Moth – Virginia Woolf
When constructing the form and structure of a short story, a writer wants to be as methodical and pragmatic as possible. Within the matter of a few… Read more “The Death of the Moth – Virginia Woolf”
Finally Found Nowhere
Did the burdens of yesterday Stretch your spirits thin, Break you limb by limb, Leave you bleeding again? Did the calm after the storm Decorate your rusted… Read more “Finally Found Nowhere”
Talk It Out
She waved her hand through the doorway, seducing me into the room with the tips of her fingers. Beyond the threshold were a pair of viridian-clothed chairs.… Read more “Talk It Out”