The Venice of the Yucatan
In the dream, I’m lying facedown on a broad, six-foot-long leaf while being drenched from…
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What I Ate on My Summer Vacation
Some of us believe that to travel is to become a temporary local and that it is essential…
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Visiting with New Orleans
Last February, a very dear friend of mine was going through a tough time. A terrible thing…
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A Return to Frinton
It’s not in the trendy tourist brochures, it’s not in a Royal County, and there…
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Finally, Washington: A Capital City Turns the Corner
I had been living in London for a year, finishing a screenplay. I managed to wrap it up just…
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Redefining Detroit
Detroit, Michigan has filed for bankruptcy. The city’s emergency manager made the decision…
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Mountain Time: Park City, Utah
Silence. It’s what I was hungry for all these months, though I didn’t recognize the lack of…
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Fire and Renewal in Grand Teton
It’s mid-September, and the Grand Teton National Park is on fire. Slender tendrils of…
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Father’s Day: A Pilgrimage to Oregon’s Tillamook Museum
I don’t know where I’m going. My driver won’t reveal our destination. But he promises me I’m…
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A Thanksgiving in Istanbul
Hear the original WUWM 89.7 NPR broadcast by clicking on the player below. Around…
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Falling into the Map: Sky Knights
Click for audio on this topic from a WUWM broadcast below: Friday night, 7:30 p.m.: It’s…
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