#FriFotos: Flags (An Around-the-World Story)
I had never paid much attention to my country’s flag until May 14, 2007. My ship, the MV Explorer, pulled into San Diego Harbor, her horns blaring. The crew hoisted […]
Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Best Kind of Food in China is Served at Pizza Hut
Standing in the middle of a bustling night market in downtown Qindao, a group of gaunt American college students with empty stomachs stumble against the push and pull of the […]
#FriFotos: Fallingwater in Fall
Oh Fall, Oh Autumn, the very antithesis of Spring and its blooming hope, You are what stands between us and the cold, grey gloom of Winter. Even though I choose […]
On Meeting Joan Didion
First, I want to stress that I use the term “meeting” extremely loosely. My three-second encounter with Joan Didion consisted of my uttering “thank you so much” as she signed […]
For everyone who wonders why I want to move to South Carolina
This past weekend I went to Charleston for Halloween. I love Charleston, as much as I love all places that shut completely down when the white stuff falls from the […]
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