From the Road
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Four years. Three continents. Forty communities. I went looking for America -- and kept finding things I hadn't expected to see. These essays are what I found.
From the Road
Four years. Three continents. Forty communities. I went looking for America -- and kept finding things I hadn't expected to see. These essays are what I found.
July 4, 2026
Inside the Inheritance
I thought I was excavating the ruins of America. It took me years to realize I was excavating my own.
June 5, 2026
The Four Enemies of Belonging
The feeling is always the same.
March 13, 2026
This Land Was Made for You and Me
Why "us vs. them" is powered by proximity.
January 28, 2026
Spotted Cow and Fried Cheese Curds
What Wisconsin taught me about being somewhere specific.
January 25, 2026
Bury My Heart at the Corner of 26th and Nicollet
A corner in Minneapolis. A story that stays with you.
January 20, 2026
America Is Divided in Public but Grieving in Private
What the noise is covering up.
January 19, 2026
The Ghost in the Machine
How conscience survives when truth is negotiable
November 6, 2025
The Physicality of the Line
Hunger and America's moral budget.
October 25, 2025
The Curiosity Imperative
How to Stop Missing Your Life
October 22, 2025
No Irish Need Apply
The Raw History of Being Unwanted
October 7, 2025
The Myth of the Clean Slate
Destructive Amnesia and the True Cost of Rebuilding America
September 17, 2025
The Disunited States of America: Season 249
On the eve of 250 years, what are we actually celebrating?
June 9, 2025
Finding Home: Lessons From Wandering Across Three Continents
Thirty homes. Three continents. One question.
May 7, 2025
Finding America
I didn't set out to find America; maybe I was trying to find myself.
May 6, 2025
Right Now, I Live Here: A Case for Slow Travel
What 2.5 years in 30 places taught me about staying.