Tag: Michigan

  • Life in Bangor, Wales: The Weather

    Life in Bangor, Wales: The Weather

    I spent the 2023-24 school year working toward a master’s degree in Arthurian studies—and there’s only one place in the world where you can do that: Bangor, Wales. Bangor is a terrific community and a place I was proud to call home. Like anywhere else in the world, it comes with its highs and lows.…

  • Conversation with Max, November 2015

    Conversation with Max, November 2015

    Toward the end of 2015, I recorded a conversation with my adopted mom, Max, about her work helping to organize the response to the AIDS epidemic in Lansing, Michigan. I always rued not having saved a copy of the blog for myself. But look what I found digging through my inbox.

  • What next after Michigan Uncommitted campaign?

    What next after Michigan Uncommitted campaign?

    It’s the day after the 2024 Michigan primary. With 95% of the vote counted, more than 100,000 voters in the Michigan Democratic Primary have voted “Uncommitted” to protest Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.

  • The road behind, and the road ahead

    The road behind, and the road ahead

    As I close in on two years since my Lake Superior Circle Tour, I take one more look back at the trip as a whole. In particular, what I would do differently the next time around—and what I would keep the same.

  • Lake Superior Circle Tour, 2022: All good things must come to an end

    Lake Superior Circle Tour, 2022: All good things must come to an end

    More than a week into my circle tour around Lake Superior, I had experienced so much: a chance encounter with a fox, sunrise over Lake Superior, an ancient arctic canyon. Now, the road was leading back home to Michigan.