Funerals, birthdays, and a conversation in Row 36.
An atypical Peace Corps experience.
An anxious girl goes for a walk.
Growth doesn't end with youth, it just gets weirder.
In a season when everything felt paper-thin, a novice climb up Mt. Adams became less peakbagging and more an instinctive step towards staying alive.
How I was shaped by the insanity of driving.
An account of my Saturday and Sunday.
A retrospect of style and identity.
And why you should not run in airports.
I’ve spent much of my life running from part of myself. Now, at 29, I’m finally learning to embrace it.
A guided meditation.
The author receives lessons from nature as she reflects on her recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
Parables from the Chattanoogan climbing scene.
How 1970s Disneyland damaged spacetime and broke my concept of nature.
Poetry by H. H. Chase Rodgers.
A much more entertaining glimpse at my employment history than my current resume.
The author explores her decision to leave her life in the United States behind and move, permanently, to the Czech Republic.
The author reflects on a paddling journey through the swamps of Florida.
Underpriced goat meat in Peru, overpriced coffee in Alabama.
I signed up for an advanced meditation course in Nepal, but I had never meditated before. Here’s how it went.
Texas has a gravitational pull. After living in Austin for 20 years, the author shares practical and metaphysical advice on how to leave.
The author explores the breakfasts of his past, and the life surrounding them.
In Bolivia, travelers routinely attempt a serious mountaineering objective on a whim.
A rock climbing guide reflects on blurring the lines between passion and profession.
An ESL teacher reflects on the invasion of Ukraine through the lense of her Ukrainian and Russian students.
For the author, hockey has always been more than just a game.
An arborist reflects on how we dispose of remains.
My imperfect association of nihilism and sports.