The Final Peanut: Disjointed Notes from a Florida Vacation The Final Peanut: Disjointed Notes from a Florida Vacation I drummed up a little contest for the two adults in the car. I grabbed a tin of Mr. Planters cocktail peanuts from the passenger seat. Placed a single nut in my mouth.
Like a Dog in the Woods in the Nighttime Like a Dog in the Woods in the Nighttime When I was in my early 20s, I took a bus to New York City for no reason other than to do it.
One Day in Fiumicino One Day in Fiumicino I spent my last night in Italy eating a DiGiorno pizza at a small table in a rustic cottage.
‘The Got Dang Redneck Riviera!’ ‘The Got Dang Redneck Riviera!’ Florida’s ‘Forgotten Coast’ is by turns breathtaking and frustrating, with the soul of a mysterious old moll.
Back in the Outer Banks Back in the Outer Banks Childhood memories, skimboarding fails and mild thalassophobia on the Carolina coast.
I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Low Country (Blues) I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Low Country (Blues) An ill-fated camping trip to James Island has one lesson to teach: listen to meteorologists.
Eight Days on Okaloosa Island Eight Days on Okaloosa Island A trip to Florida’s Emerald Coast bookends a writer’s ‘younger years’
Five ways of looking at The County Clash Five ways of looking at The County Clash Tucked away in the mountains of Western North Carolina is one of the most intense high school football rivalries in the nation.
Come gather ’round the Table of Knowledge Come gather ’round the Table of Knowledge Camaraderie and comedy in a small Central Texas town.
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