Tag Archives: travel
A Thousand Words
Between 2004-2008 I escaped from writing to study and practice photography. I traveled with my camera to Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, and Hong Kong; and around the US, in Texas, Washington, California, and my home state of Illinois. Over the next few weeks I plan to gather up my photos (scattered on various hard drives around […]
Wordless Wednesday
Carving by Anonymous, Hoi An, Vietnam ©Scribberbean 2007 Related articles Wordless Wednesday-Mickey Love (5minutesformom.com) Wordless Wednesday: Graduation (joycelansky.blogspot.com)
Day 116: Hoi An, Vietnam
It is hot here, and full of expats. For the second breakfast of the day, The Cargo Club offers a balcony to hide in. The paint is left to peel on purpose. To sweeten the coffee a girl leaves a saucer of condensed milk. The croissant is crab-shaped. At noon I visit a seamstress named Trinh, […]
Writers’ Blocks
Marcus Young, St. Paul, Minnesota’s artist in residence, is turning the city into a book. For the past five years, he’s organized the Everyday Poems for City Sidewalk Project , challenging poets while creating moments of reading and reflection. It’s similar to New York City’s Library Way, photos of which I found here. The most […]
