The sky was yellow as we landed in Windhoek and quickly picked up our VW Polo from the rental agency. There were baboons on side of road outside Windhoek and I was struck by how flat the landscape was and how similar it was to a CA desert. We didn’t have the correct plug adapter […]
225. Online Friends: Write an ode to someone online you’ve met and become friends with. This prompt is rather presumptuous that I have met someone online that I have become friends with. I have parasocial relationships where I follow someone on social media and am invested in what they do but they have no idea
May 7-14, 2023 On the the Gold Coast for a conference where I wandered the beach and town, even walking down to Surfer’s Paradise. We took a train to Brisbane where DH2 had a university talk and met up with a UCSB colleague. I rode the ferris wheel, walked through the botanic garden and enjoyed
224. Drinks on Me: Write a poem or short story that takes place at a bar. For those of us who do drink alcohol, having a local bar where we feel comfortable is aspirational. We visited all of the nearby dive bars (including 2 of the closest cities) and settled on the bar previously known
223. So Close: Write about coming close to reaching a goal. When I started traveling with DH2, we had a plan to hike to the highest point we could during a trip. We were successful in Barbados, Trinidad, and Tobago so I was excited to hike to the top of the Sierra Maestra in Cuba
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