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USA | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Views [226] | Scholarship Entry

When I was fifteen I went on a school trip from Michigan to Florida. I ended up on a different bus than my friends – essentially, I was travelling alone. I remember angling my book toward the fading daylight. The interior lights switched on and the ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip


Rebellion in the UK

UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Views [184]

Family vacations, especially with a family as disfunctional as mine, are double-edged. Am I grateful that I got to see some truly amazing places? Absolutely.  Do I like having all those stories in my back pocket?  Yes, a thousand times yes.... Read more >


Fox and Rose

AUSTRIA | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Views [446]

Warning: I wrote this essay a long while ago, trying to come to peace.  I thought about editing it for the purpose of this journal, but changing it didn't feel right.  It gets dark, but it's all honest.   My companion thought I'd ... Read more >


Photos: Vermont

USA | Sunday, 11 May 2014 | Photo Gallery

A few mementos from my road trip to Vermont
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Catching a Moment - River notes

CANADA | Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | Views [978] | Scholarship Entry

I'd been climbing over boulders all morning, in thin canvas Mary Janes and a pink skirt, once flowing, now drenched in mud.  Maybe I should have known when I reached the iron staircase descending hundreds of feet to the river that this was not the “park” ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013


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