To Find Myself, I Have to Lose Some Baggage

  Tomorrow is finally the big day. I depart at 10:45 p.m. via Amtrak for two weeks of exploring, travel writing, and a chance to find myself and who I represent at this stage of life. The problem is all of my baggage. Literally and figuratively, I have to leave a lot behind to make…

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Two Weeks Until Departure

Only two weeks until I depart on the first leg of my rail adventure and plans are coming together well. While I’m still lining up interview opportunities and sight seeing, most of my lodging and locations are set: January 5 I depart via Amtrak from Kansas City, MO to Lamy, NM. I arrive in Lamy on…

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Excuses for a Monumental Case of Writer’s Block

One hundred and four days ago I started this blog to share my travel-writing adventure. I planned to post regularly and keep you updated on the progress. And then life happened: I downsized my living space, moved both my office and home, and, drum roll, please, I quit smoking…and found writer’s block. At first it was…

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133 Days Until Departure

My life recently freed up from some of the usual restrictions. With my lease ending in October, I decided there’s nothing keeping me from exploring: My children are grown, I don’t have any pets, no romantic entanglements keeping me tethered…it is time for an adventure. But great ideas come in spurts and evolve as they…

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