At the Crossroads
A 7,000-mile circuit around the country seeking answers to a question about to loom over me.
My First Salmon
Casting back.
The South
“one magnolia holds my childhood”
Bringing up the Dead
“We’d entered without a map.”
American Window
Images from an “endlessly complex country.”
Discomfort Zone
A living lesson in multiculturalism.
Into the Mist
“To walk through layers of enchantment and legend.”
Goodbye to All That
A reluctant—and roundabout—return from Antarctica.
Transplant
Enduring in Vermont.
One Ticket, Avec Chien
Pulled into the pack.
A Joyful Noise
Ground zero for a life in music.
My Own Private Iowa
Buildings under a big sky.
Finding Fado
Fate and longing in Portugal.
Resting Place
“The burning tree acted as an otherworldly torch.”
Adventure Addict
“That dynamic tension is what I sought.”
End Stage
“I will soon be with my son. I am fine.”