I met a hobo once, through a mutual friend. He came in on a southbound CSX and hopped off about seven blocks from my house, near a McDon...

[Part one can be found here ] Me (Left), Dad, and my older brother. Dad was my first hero. The best and most important lesson I have ...

I was cooking dinner for my daughter and her boyfriend last night*, trying to explain why I clean up after myself as I cook. I was telling T...

The Traveller's Angel and I jaunted east of the dirty, sacred river, barrelling up I-64, through the deep Appalachian darkeness of  the ...

Dew is water to see, Not water to drink: We have forgotten water to drink.          Yet I am content Just to see sunrise again.         ...

Now the boss the law is stretching /Bulls and pimps he's fetching/And they are a fine collection/ As only Jesus knows. -- Joe Hill, Wher...

Some Prominence Done Laid Around

Roads cut into mountain rock like long memories, though the names and dates and reasons have all been forgotten. One fresh grave among the ...

The first part of the trip will be to go visit my daughter, Stella. It's been a couple of years since I've seen her and I want to ma...

S ince I had the cash, I went against my better judgment and decided to pay rent. The next day I woke up in the late afternoon and walked up...