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Dewees Island, SC: Fantasy Island

Dewees Island, SC: Fantasy Island

Dear faithful POSTMARKS readers: If you’re curious about Dewees Island, SC, or what happens next in this story, please follow […]

March 10, 2020 5
Botswana #5: The Thrill of the Kill

Botswana #5: The Thrill of the Kill

This morning I woke to the sound of a man’s voice calling outside our tent. I couldn’t make out the […]

April 19, 2018 17
Botswana #4: Who’s There?

Botswana #4: Who’s There?

After TJ returned us to our tent we turned in for the night. As I sat scribbling notes by the […]

April 12, 2018 15
Botswana #3: Real Men and Man-Eaters

Botswana #3: Real Men and Man-Eaters

In my last dispatch I said I would tell you all about the animals at night, but more interesting than […]

April 5, 2018 25
Botswana #2: Dusted

Botswana #2: Dusted

Since we’ve been here I’ve hardly closed my mouth once. Not so much because I’m talking all the time—which of […]

March 29, 2018 18
Botswana #1: Finding the Elephant Head

Botswana #1: Finding the Elephant Head

Here begins a series from a safari we took last October—an adventure where things were not always as they seemed […]

March 22, 2018 29
Africa: Land of Holes

Africa: Land of Holes

“Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.”—Nelson Mandela

January 12, 2018 39
NYC: An Urban Safari

NYC: An Urban Safari

New York is a city for walkers. Or is it a city for subway riders? I think both. My goal […]

December 1, 2017 26
Morocco #8: Parting Words

Morocco #8: Parting Words

“It is a strange thing to come home. While yet on the journey, you cannot at all realize how strange […]

September 12, 2017 30
Morocco #7: The Feminine Mystique

Morocco #7: The Feminine Mystique

On the way to the mountain village of Imlil, Boujeema described the three most important components of Moroccan culture. More […]

September 4, 2017 21
Morocco #6: The Price of Spice

Morocco #6: The Price of Spice

The sun would be setting soon and shopkeepers, those whose stores were open during Ramadan, would take leave of their […]

August 25, 2017 20
Morocco #5: Dewitched

Morocco #5: Dewitched

It was almost dusk when Boujeema dropped us at the curb. The reek of urine stung my eyes, and the […]

August 16, 2017 13
Morocco #4: The Marrakech Express

Morocco #4: The Marrakech Express

The reasons why you decide to go someplace are rarely logical. I suppose it could be because you saw it […]

August 9, 2017 13
Morocco #3: The Danger of the Desert

Morocco #3: The Danger of the Desert

As we sped along the dusty two-lane road, there wasn’t another car in sight. Agafay wasn’t our first choice. We’d […]

August 4, 2017 20
Morocco #2: On a Hump with Some Name

Morocco #2: On a Hump with Some Name

Abraham met us with a wide smile and two towering beasts clad in rug saddles of orange, yellow, and pink. […]

July 14, 2017 17
Morocco #1: Ships of the Desert

Morocco #1: Ships of the Desert

A life without steep learning curves is no life at all. —Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan […]

July 10, 2017 19
Thor’s Harbor and Things

Thor’s Harbor and Things

While I’ve been at home studying, Chris has been exploring. Here’s his photoessay …

April 12, 2017 19
On the Road to Jokkmokk

On the Road to Jokkmokk

While I was away at my first MFA residency at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, Chris was […]

February 6, 2017 31
Vietnam #4: A Very Special Lunch

Vietnam #4: A Very Special Lunch

On the way to our “very special, traditional Vietnamese lunch,” our schoolteacher-cum-tour guide pointed out a Greg Norman golf course. Tee […]

November 18, 2016 8
Vietnam #3: A Deadly Cocktail

Vietnam #3: A Deadly Cocktail

Hoi An is the most popular destination in Vietnam. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and going there is like […]

November 14, 2016 6

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The Home of My Heart

The Home of My Heart

“Home is where the heart is.” It’s such a well-worn expression we hardly think of what it means anymore. Some say that Pliny the Elder was the first to utter these words nearly 2,000 years ago, and that when he did he said “hearth,” not “heart.” But no matter. The two are one in the […]

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The Birds

The Birds

It all started when we came home after a trip out of town. The tranquil homestead we’d left two weeks ago was not the one we came back to. It had been transmogrified into a Hitchcock movie set. We stood by the Expedition, suitcases in hand, and watched as a squadron of swallows circled overhead, […]

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