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I put on my “summer blues” uniform this afternoon and walked to the campus mailroom. Signs of summer greeted me at every turn. Never mind the fact that every person I encountered also adorned [...]

Today I began the three-day return journey to Interlochen, Michigan with an eight-hour train ride along the east coast. I glimpsed the nation’s capital, the NYC skyline, and the coveted [...]

How can I actually blog when I’m happily busy chilling with the best lil’ cousins on the planet?

Sightings along the Jersey shore: –Chemically injected lips –A woman pushing a dog in a pink baby stroller –Junior Lifeguard Camp completing rookie boat launches –A baby [...]

When I looked at my summer 2010 calendar and realized I had time for a “vacation” alongside the 2 graduations I’m attending on this trip, I felt happy I’d get to see my family, but also a little [...]

Today I accompanied my uncle on my first ever visit to Gold’s Gym. He’s a Yale professor—not a bodybuilder—but he likes going to this gym, reviewed on Yahoo as “New Haven’s last hardcore gym,” [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve felt dwarfed by the land. That’s the predominant feeling when I think about my native Oregon. Dwarfed; like you couldn’t possibly take it all in during one lifetime. [...]

Last night I dreamed about Apache helicopters. Before that it was Nelson Mandela wearing a gas mask. My “war” reading is seeping in. But dreams aside, today was 11 hours on the road: Michigan, [...]

My final week officially registered as Writer-in-Residence for Interlochen Arts Academy seemed largely uneventful. I’m not accustomed to teaching students I’ll never see again. The four-day [...]

Of course, in the end, they’re as beautiful as all the untold sunrises before them. The girls in their formal dresses: neatly placed bows, shimmering lavender under the stage lights, strapless [...]