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colors and light
Slept under a bridge last night million dollar real estate right by the river lights, orange lanterns shimmering in ripples hit the road in the morning heat, blue cloud puddles dripping over asphalt Hitchhiking is easier the day after a … Continue reading
Black Hills Passage
Through the windows of the Greyhound, rosy light fractured upon the mountains. Wildfires raged through the Rockies, and the falling sun was swallowed by a massive column of smoke that poured into the hazy red-orange sky. Next to me was … Continue reading
4 Days, 970 Miles, 24 Rides: a Hitchhike from Memphis, TN to Washington, D.C. (Day 4 of 4)
Day 4 New Market, VA to Washington, D.C.: 125 miles I sit on the bench in front of an I-81 rest area on a chilly Saturday morning, flying a sign that says “TRYING TO GET HOME TO WASH DC.” I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged hitchhiking, hitchhiking I-66, hitchhiking I-81, hitchhiking virginia, travel
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Leaving New York City
Everything is raining. Puddles glisten with skyscrapers of orange lamplight and shatter when people walk by, splashing shards of lights into the grates beneath which subways rumble endlessly. The concrete quivers with the impact of a thousand droplets, and light … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, battery park, dumpster diving, new york city, occupy wall street, prayer deposit box, travel, zuccotti park
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Occupy Wall Street – Central Booking
Prisoners kept trickling into the holding cell. Each time someone entered, the door slammed shut behind him with an iron clang. We were a diverse collection of protesters—there were some teenagers, some people in their fifties. Many of us had … Continue reading
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Tagged arrest, central booking, eviction, foley square, jail, kitchen, new york, occupy wall street, protest, raid, travel, zuccotti park
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Occupy Wall Street – The Eviction of Zuccotti Park
I was across the street with a cup of coffee, trying to digest the day, when I saw the spotlights come on. The whole camp was flooded with light; the yellow-orange leaves of the honey locust trees glinted against the … Continue reading
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Tagged eviction, kitchen, new york, november 15, occupy wall street, ows, raid, riot police, travel, zuccotti park
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Vancouver/Calcutta/Journey’s End
My sleeping bag rolled out across a bed of soft pine needles beneath huge trees, I awake in the middle of the night to splashes of water hitting my face. I curl deeper into my non-waterproof down sleeping bag and … Continue reading
Northern Montana
Glacier National Park; wild and rugged country for which I have no words, only a few inadequate images. I drive Going-to-the-Sun Road from west to east, and when I exit the park I swing north and stop in a little … Continue reading
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Tagged babb, border, Canada, Canadian Border, glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana, mountains, travel, whitefish
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Gas Jugging
Let me preface this one by saying: I frequently feel the need to defend my lifestyle in these writings. Yes, I spark controversy when I talk about living outside the normal economic system, playing music in exchange for money, accepting … Continue reading
Cold Mist
I catch an overnight bus into Boston and then lie down on a bench in the station to sleep for a few more hours. I awake surrounded by a group of people from a country I can’t pinpoint, speaking an … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, coffee, guitar, homeless, musician, proudest moment, travel, Tupahn
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