• Notes from Clarksdale

    LISA:fullness; brimming; island time; teal building; barrier; influx; disperse; 45 miles; whirling; sunsets CARLA:wandering around townpicnic in the gazebomet some dudes from arkansas- saw them…

  • Long overdue: last long run

    It’s official. The Advance Tour for #relayofvoices #thegreatriverrun is in it’s last 24 hours. A storm has been making it’s way inland from just off the coast, thwarting…

  • How the Back Porch Sits

    This past Wednesday, around 3:30pm, I headed out from Chicago toward a downstate gem—Quincy, IL. I had been invited to attend the Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC)…

  • The journey starts now

    This blog is so overdue. I’ve been meaning to write something, even the start of something since last Wednesday when I was driving from work…