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I had heard about the mansions of Newport, R.I., for years -- decades, actually -- and I had always wanted...

01 November, 2013

Click here to see the video version of this essay: Swimming Walden Pond On the New England leg of my From Animal...

15 October, 2013

This week, Jill and I woke one morning to discover that we had been hit by a drunk driver. That...

08 July, 2013

Due to a last-minute cancellation (because a librarian -- in a city...

27 June, 2013

Cleo and I are barnstorming the near-Midwest, from Detroit to Pittsburgh, on my book tour for the paperback of ...

20 June, 2013

I love campervan life. But it's not easy. I've just returned from the first leg of my From Animal House...

30 May, 2013

Cleo and I love Savannah, GA, which we just visited as part of our "From Animal House to Our House"...

23 May, 2013

Most people call a camper van a "home on wheels," and this is true but not wholly accurate: a camper...

02 May, 2013

Jill and I just got back from a 10-day car trip to Florida. That's 2,238 miles, roundtrip. We took...

15 January, 2013

Last week, I found a split in the sidewall of one of my camper van tires, which are hardly 6...

30 December, 2012