Angle to Key West: Signs (3/28)
Beyond Peanut Island – March 28, 2013 “Maybe I’ll see you in Montreal,” Davia said. I smiled at her, squinting in the sunlight, wishing all signs were pretty blondes in […]
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Angle to Key West: Sanctuary (3/26)
Delray Beach, FL – March 26, 2013 I slept on a park dock with the sun baking on me and my hat pulled over my eyes. Families walked by. Kids […]
Angle to Key West: Two Paddles (2/28)
Broad River – February 28, 2013 I found the green paddle lodged in a rapid eight months ago as I crossed the Boundary Waters. It isn’t much to look at, […]
Angle to Key West: Thanksgiving With Strangers (11/22)
Memphis, TN – November 22, 2012 People might wonder if it feels odd to spend Thanksgiving with a family of strangers and their friends who are strangers in city that […]
Angle to Key West: Inside Scoop (10/17)
Quad Cities, Mississippi River – October 17, 2012 Inside information beats guesses anytime. It gets you picked up between rainstorms by Harlan and Suzie King. It gets the Looksha a […]
Angle to Key West: Connections (10/16)
Cordova, Illinois – October 16, 2012 From first grade on, Judy and Suzie have been best friends. They slipped apart a bit after grade school, but a few years later […]
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 […]
Angle to Key West: Nerves (10/1)
Prescott, WI – October 1, 2011 It’s impossible not to stare up at the bridges over the Mississippi. Some are huge, arching constructs of metal, others are blocky and plain […]
Angle to Key West: Crazy Mother (7/29)
Windigo, Isle Royale National Park – July 29, 2012 It took me a moment to register my name and another to recognize Luke’s face. The last time I talked to […]
Angle to Key West: Seven Flips (6/17)
Clementson’s on the Rainy River – June 17, 2012 The instructions were simple. Wait for the water to open up on the right side of the river, look for a […]
