What I Learned from Laura Ellard Sievers
Laura Gladys Ellard Sievers grew up on a stifling, hand-pricking, East Texas cotton farm with ten siblings and a whisper-voiced…
Tag: road trip
Driving in Baja California: Margaritas and Ninja Cows
Before I went driving in Baja California, I checked with an expert in negotiating Mexican roads.
Driving in Morocco: a Search for Solitude and Connection
A funny thing happened on the way to Chefchaouen. We went driving in Morocco for three months. From Tangier to…
Eavesdropping: What Happened to Flossie and Other Misadventures
“Flossie died playing cards.” Like any good snoop and all-around Nosy Parker, my ears perked up as the unseen woman…
How I Almost Became a Professional Wrestler
When I was 5 years old, I decided to become a wrestler. The All-Star kind, not the Olympic sort. My…
Reinvention Through Travel and Why I Never Wore Those Stupid Green Pajamas
In a Dispatch a while ago, I mentioned an Irish radio show I listened to one morning while driving from Ireland’s…