Stories
The Shadow at Santa Rosa BeachA landlocked Colorado kid, a lifelong fear of sharks, and the afternoon a shadow in clear water turned out to be exactly what I was afraid of.
Essays
Who Told You It Was Too Late to Travel?The question nobody's asking: is it irresponsible not to? On the camper that never happened, the cost of staying, and the irresponsibility of the unlived life.
Essays
The Miles Will Shape You (If You Let Them)A bonfire in my aunt's backyard, my little cousin beside me, and no way to explain what we were about to do. So I didn't try.
Trips
New England, Corner to CornerTwo weeks from the Finger Lakes to the far corner of Maine and back, and the hike up the Beehive that I did not think I would finish.