Category Archives: North Carolina
A reader writes: How much does it cost to travel the way you do?
That depends. That depends on what you’re willing to eat. I have a gluten allergy and being obsessed with nutrition is sort of my second secret calling in life, so I work really hard to eat super hippy food even … Continue reading
Filed under DIY, Food, Living in the woods, North Carolina, Pictures, reckless advice
Here I go again
I’m leaving North Carolina tomorrow, TOMORROW, via hitch-hiking to Tennessee. Once I’m good and in Tennessee, there’s a freight train, apparently, that will take me all the way to LA. I just have to go to this train yard my … Continue reading
Shack pictures to warm your heart
A friend’s shack in the mountains of western North Carolina. She built it herself. The adventures continue. Cold winter, warm woodstove, a fat spotted puppy, and getting ready for a musical show. Gabo practices Coffee and tea Gabo gets ready … Continue reading
Filed under Living in the woods, North Carolina, Pictures
Making Injera
Thursday night I got a little drunk on Ethiopian honey wine. It doesn’t take much to get me drunk, because I never ever drink. I made Ethiopian food for my friends, which I’d never done. It all started with a … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Gluten-Free Recipes, North Carolina, Pictures
An Ego of Steel, A Giant Hat
I’m sitting on the futon at my friend’s house, digesting a food-baby of roasted root vegetables. My feet are cold, but the computer is making my leg warm, in a creepy, futuristic sort of way. Speaking of the future, it’s … Continue reading
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What Goes Up Must Come Down- An Imaginary Letter to No-One (Disclaimer- this post is fiction)
I was inspired by your compulsive book-ordering on my behalf, and did some compulsive shoplifting on your behalf. I got you this sweater- I like the color, and it’s very soft. I got myself a pin-stripe button-down with narrow bands … Continue reading
Filed under North Carolina, Sometimes shit sucks, The Apocalypse
Oprah cried- and, in the end, so did I.
I voted. In Oregon, we vote by mail. I’m not in Oregon, but my old housemates sent me my ballot. Carrot- vote! Ok, ok. Not that I wasn’t going to vote. I had actually been planning on it, for the … Continue reading
Filed under North Carolina, The Apocalypse
Thank The Rift Valley
Friends- on the eve of the election, a Very Appropriate letter to Obama. Written by two friends, joined by a third- one word at a time, taking turns choosing each word, one after the other. A fantastical collaboration, shot through … Continue reading
Filed under North Carolina, The Apocalypse
the INVISIBLE drum machine and the Selectric Piano
My friend Mark Dixon is a genius. For every genius you have heard about, there are a dozen geniuses hidden away in a quiet North Carolina town somewhere, and Mark Dixon is one of those. Mark Dixon built a drum … Continue reading
Filed under DIY, North Carolina
