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Maritime Telescope
This antique shop smells of sea
salt and algae, so we exercise
our lungs and search for a maritime
telescope to ignite the whole world, make
ships on Atlantic horizons swell large
like rising tides. Continue reading
Hiking the AT
If my mother hadn’t told me I would always
love women when she told me I would always
love writing, well then, I wouldn’t have this poem
to write. Continue reading
Sales Experience
If I think to how many times I’ve sold
you the benefits of my company, I feel
sorry that you didn’t bring experience
of used car shopping to our love
affair. Continue reading
Shooting on Route 66
“I just got back from a 23-day journey from Chicago to Los Angeles. I was working on a film about a couple driving Route 66. I got to stop in a bunch of incredible places in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California. Along the way I captured some selects.”– Michelle DoCampo
Route 1, Iceland
The following photographs from Iceland were taken by Kathleen Uttenweiler using an iPhone 5S as she made her way across Route 1 during her honeymoon.
5 Bad American Habits I Broke While Traveling Through Europe
1. Let go of your material possessions
I spent months packing for the trip. My husband had just bought me new breasts. Thousands of dollars so that I would look like a European in Europe. A pair of double Ds pushed so high into the air that they nearly touched my chin. Wearing anything felt like wearing lingerie. There were a couple of times in Italy when they made me wear a plastic cover just to go into a church. Continue reading
The Coronado Bridge Troll
Grandkids of all ethnicities
can tell who and how
metal and men made
Dorothy Gale’s rainbow
across San Diego’s harbor. Continue reading
Blacktop Passages 