etc., recall the word
resoldered here
in a pane of sand.
— R. Kenney

March 23, 2007  
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I went back through this blog (and my Flickr account) on its 20th anniversary, retracing digital footprints made on what feels like a different planet. Here are some highlights.

The Terror Tourist

 

Explorations of place in horror fiction — real or imagined, geographical or psychological — culled from my time on The Heavy Leather Horror Show 2023-2026.

 

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The Ampcamper

The Ampcamper

 

How I hauled myself, two teens, an 80 lb dog, and a whole load of crap 4000+ miles across six states in twenty days using an electric vehicle. And survived to tell the tale.

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Stuff I’ve found interesting from around the web lately.

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    September 19, 2026
  • Why Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. Climate Data
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