How to Interpret Dreams

Last night I had the strangest dream. I was driving in an SUV, ran over a lovely flower bed on … Continue reading How to Interpret Dreams

Walking Through it All: Reviewing Ben Montgomery’s ‘Grandma Gatewood’s Walk’

In Ben Montgomery’s eye-opening profile, Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail, readers … Continue reading Walking Through it All: Reviewing Ben Montgomery’s ‘Grandma Gatewood’s Walk’

This “lightning lesson” in grammar, a super short but very helpful lesson on how to write clearly and correctly, won’t … Continue reading Lightning Lessons in Writing: How to Improve Overnight

In my previous post on John Salathé, I covered the “early years”. That period of his life covered pretty much … Continue reading John Salathé: A Brief History of Yosemite’s First Climbing Legend: The Later Years

When modern readers think of or read about adventure they’re probably reading about epic journeys of discovery, or thinking about … Continue reading Adventure Time: Redefining Adventure for Everyone

For anyone who becomes interested in the history of climbing in America, it won’t be long before they come across … Continue reading John Salathé: A Brief History of Yosemite’s First Climbing Legend: The Early Years

In parts one and two of this mini-series on writing I discussed crafting an essay with a particular audience in … Continue reading How to Write Anything (Part III)

(A quick note: while the gender of the speaker remains undetermined, I sometimes use the masculine for the sake of … Continue reading The Stories We Tell Ourselves: A Meditation on Frost’s Two Roads

In part one of this “how-to” mini-series I discussed some of the broader aspects of the initial stages of the … Continue reading How to Write Anything (Part II)

Writing is contentious. As someone who works in higher ed., I ought to know. Looking around the country at different … Continue reading How to Write Anything (Part I)