Two full days of driving preceded my arrival to the Pacific Northwest, the region whose lives I am exploring this[…]
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People of the Pacific Northwest: My New Travel Project Beginning Next Weekend
A marijuana farmer, a commune of families, a rancher, a baker: These are just some of the interactions on the[…]
Read moreVisit With My 103-Year-Old Great Great Aunt Olive (And Fatherhood Photos)
Today we revisit a favorite topic on The Periphery: engaging with the elders of our lives. At 36, I’m blessed[…]
Read moreInterview With a Mother and Fiance of a 2016 Innercity Homicide Victim
Andre Riley Jr. was shot and killed at a late-night block party July 3, 2016. The shooters thought he was[…]
Read moreMy Youtube Channel Is Going Bananas: The Top 3 Videos
Turns out people dig the open, honest interview with a real person. My trip last summer through the Southern U.S.[…]
Read moreAn Appalachian Woman Tells All: Poverty and Drug Abuse in West Virginia
The first thing that comes to people’s minds when hearing “West Virginia” is likely one of the following: mountains, hillbillies,[…]
Read moreVideo: Talking Travel Adventures on 1180 KCKQ Reno, Nevada
Last Monday I was a guest on the “Peel Off Labels” radio program, on air from Reno, Nevada. Host Paul[…]
Read moreDeeper Than Judgement
Last Saturday I had another chance to share with others my experiences having others share their lives with me. I[…]
Read moreTour and Conversation on a Southern Farm
This was as close as I’d get to a plantation on my Southern tour. (Yes, Southerners, I know you don’t[…]
Read moreGrowing up Poor and Black in the South: Interview With Chattanooga Ruth
They say there are two Americas today. Go back in time and we find more–but not too far back, mind[…]
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