Angle to Key West: The Hat (10/14)
South of Bellevue, Iowa – October 14, 2012 Before I left my dad handed me a black fleece hat he’d just gotten. “You’ll need this,” he said. “It’s a good […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Angle to Key West: Watermelon (10/13)
Dubuque, Iowa – October 13, 2012 Rain or the late season closed the Cassville farmer’s market. I’m not sure which, but the sign said “through mid-October” so I’m guessing […]
Angle to Key West: Mississippi Treadmill (10/12)
South of Guttenberg, Iowa – October 12, 2012 The world resets itself again and again between every set of giant doors. Sandbar beaches and wooded islands wait after each dam […]
Angle to Key West: Four Months (10/11)
October 11, 2012 “It’s better to just sneak out, I say.” Wally, we can’t just leave Minnesota and not say anything. It’s been a couple of days now and I’m […]
Angle to Key West: Deer Herding (10/10)
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin – October 10, 2012 “No!” I shouted. “The other way! The other way. Towards Bambi!” It looked like a shark and I thought I owed those […]
Angle to Key West: Frank the Superstar (10/9)
Lansing, Iowa – October 9, 2012 “Hey! That guy’s got a canoe!” the kid shouted. I looked up and saw a pack of kids heading toward me on the sidewalk. […]
Angle to Key West: Fuel (10/8)
Lansing, Iowa – October 8, 2012 I stumbled out from underneath the highway bridge and walked to the gas station in Genoa, but they didn’t have any Heet, not a […]
Angle to Key West: American Queen (10/7)
Mississippi River – October 7, 2012 The American Queen floated down the river like a ghost. I saw her through the trees and ran, moving without a thought, drawn in, […]
Angle to Key West: La Crosse Maze (10/6)
South of La Crosse, WI – October 6, 2012 The sun rushes to the horizon when you’re lost and cold. It doesn’t hesitate. It doesn’t linger. It mocks your doubts […]
Angle to Key West: Frozen (10/5)
13 miles above La Crosse, WI – October 5, 2012 I can’t keep my hands and feet warm. It feels like my heart can’t pump blood that far. They numb […]
