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I Thought About You This Way

I was suspended. The sky enveloped me. This day, all that was absent was you. What if this was all…

Williams Creek Reservoir, Colorado

From 2015 and still my favourite place to go: A tree fell behind me, heavy footsteps approached, the dogs ran…

Souvenirs: A Father and Son at the End of the World

We were quiet for a long time. It was as if they’d cut off my arm. Finally, I said, “Well, we promised each other last month up in France that we weren’t going to have any souvenirs…”

Camino de Santiago, Father, Hiking, pilgrimage, spain, St. Francis of Assisi, sun, walking stick, wanderlust journal, wine

Lost in Barcelona

I was lost in Barcelona. I barely spoke Spanish. Definitely not Catalán. I had no map and no phone.

architecture, Barcelona, ice cream, lost, Siestas, spain, Tiffiny Spire, Traveling with kids, wanderlust

Encounter: The Rays of St. Joseph Bay

Or that’s what I’d like to think. Is that when it happens, when I feel the acuteness of presence?  

Anne-Marie Oomen, Florida, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, paddleboarding, St. Joseph Bay, Stingrays, wanderlust

Walking in the wind

When we arrive in Santa Elena the wind has been already been blowing for 24 hours, downing trees and sending roofs sailing all over town.

Anna Laird Barto, Costa Rica, Forces of nature, Santa Elena, wanderlust journal, wildlife

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