I've developed an obsession with collecting Franklin Library leather bound books. I've mentioned before, I'm a very tactile reader and this is why kindle is not one of my favorite ways to read a book. The Franklin Library collection though, is an entirely different and elevated sensory level of reading. The warm, textured covers protect…
Epic suburban sidewalk journeys
Through these miserable days of Covid isolation, I've spent countless hours planning out long intricate walking journies journeys (why is spelling in the English language so bloody convoluted?) I watch every through hike movie and documentary I can find. I've read countless hiking and walking memoirs. I'm studiously planning my own Camino de Santiago walk…
Friends of a feather
On the twittersphere, a poster asks fellow writers to share what inspired them to begin writing. I'm not being flippant when I reply, I'm just constrained by 280 characters. A lonely, wandering childhood as a navy brat made books the ever present and stable best friend. They spoke to me and kept me company. Eventually, I…
Book Marks 