The Road to EssaouiraIn the town of Smimou, packs of stray dogs roamed the streets, avoiding blue taxis and donkeys hauling carts full of watermelons. The...
Place of EchoesThe word Tinouainane means "The Place of Echoes." This remote village, perched between the Anti-Atlas Mountains and the alluvial Sous...
The Jewels of SedonaWhile standing in the hotel lobby waiting for our hosts to arrive, I saw pamphlets advertising the vortexes in Sedona, Arizona. Ads for...
Cormac McCarthy in Old TownThe closest I ever got to the person who inspired me to write was in a mysterious antique shop in Old Town, Albuquerque. It was still...