Looking back on 2019 From ringing in the year with a completed first draft of my manuscript to ending the year with the final manuscript at the publishers, 2019 has been a terrific year to launch to my writing career. I’ve managed to land an agent, an editor, production/publishing company and a publicist. I’ve worked […]
Category Archives: The Road Less Traveled Tour
At Home on the Range
The landscape and lyrics to the 1872 poem (and later song) struck a chord as we toured Badlands National Park. “Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day.” Besides its literal meaning, there are lessons buried in the words that ring […]
Glamping in Keystone, South Dakota
I had wanted to pack a tent, but it wouldn’t fit in the car so Scott surprised me with the next best thing: “Glamping.” I had never heard of it before. The formula apparently is very easy…”Glamorous” + “Camping” = “Glamping”. But don’t get the wrong impression. I had to build my own fire in […]
Arena, North Dakota
As I opened my car door, a hawk screamed from his perch. He had a small rodent in his talons and was none too happy that we had interrupted his lunch. The old granary was in a bad way; the roof on its backside had succumbed to the elements, collapsing into the floor beneath. With […]
