I had a hard time reading through this because at every turn you sent me on a tangent ... memories, faces, bits and pieces of lives met along the road. As I read this, I made notes and lists. So inspiring, Tonya. So luscious with just the right details to evoke a million stories.
Oh I want to drive across the country by myself now! if for no other reason than to give myself the time and space to slow down, zone out and let the thoughts and attention to small things come to me.
Our thoughts are creative, vivid, complicated, but we don’t always have such conscious access to them as you do. I love how self aware and accessible your creativity is to your public self. That, I think, is the definition of art.
Ahhh, so many lines to taste throughout, I love your travel diary full of poetic content.
Travelled 2 years ago, just 7 weeks-my dog and mini-van. You've inspired me to put together my travel notes and photos sitting in files! Matter of fact, my camping stuff is organized in one place in the basement asking.
Great piece! Maybe you should try Tulsa. Tulsa Remote pays people $10,000 to come here for a year. It’s an effort to attract creative people to the city.
I had a hard time reading through this because at every turn you sent me on a tangent ... memories, faces, bits and pieces of lives met along the road. As I read this, I made notes and lists. So inspiring, Tonya. So luscious with just the right details to evoke a million stories.
Oh I want to drive across the country by myself now! if for no other reason than to give myself the time and space to slow down, zone out and let the thoughts and attention to small things come to me.
It's true about the Bermuda Triangle. Most of the old world mysteries are dying as the planet moves on to more important matters, like survival.
I feel like I've been along for the ride on your road trip. So many fascinating details! I love your song lyrics based on road signs. 😂
"At every Lutheran potluck there should be teams of anthropologists with notebooks, spooning samples of ambrosia salad into tubes." Another good one!
Our thoughts are creative, vivid, complicated, but we don’t always have such conscious access to them as you do. I love how self aware and accessible your creativity is to your public self. That, I think, is the definition of art.
Love this piece!
By the way there's a town in Indiana between here and Chicago called Purgatory. Or maybe I just imagined it too. Good stuff.
beautiful.....some real gems in there....I always wondered who was eating the bananas in the truck stops !
Ahhh, so many lines to taste throughout, I love your travel diary full of poetic content.
Travelled 2 years ago, just 7 weeks-my dog and mini-van. You've inspired me to put together my travel notes and photos sitting in files! Matter of fact, my camping stuff is organized in one place in the basement asking.
Great piece! Maybe you should try Tulsa. Tulsa Remote pays people $10,000 to come here for a year. It’s an effort to attract creative people to the city.