Archive - Above Ground

Writing in Death Valley

desert thoughts + WINE books available!

Oct 21, 2023 •

June 2023

WINE goes to L.A. and Portland soon!

come hang out with me June 23, 24, and 29

Jun 20, 2023 •

May 2023

Drinking wine across America

my wine book is out in two weeks!

May 15, 2023 •

December 2022

Greetings from the Mojave

sorry for my silence!

Dec 1, 2022 •

August 2021

Aug 2, 2021 •

April 2021

the end of the road

Apr 30, 2021 •

March 2021

Mar 27, 2021 •

January 2021

Clamming in Maine

a sketch of a day, and my grandmother's vaccine

Jan 27, 2021 •

December 2020

Looking for beauty

writing about places

Dec 3, 2020 •

November 2020

Driving to New Hampshire

brief thoughts on strangers and loss

Nov 10, 2020 •

October 2020

A pause in the drive, and a request

Friends, The leaves are turning, the light is softening, the air is growing crisper. Construction workers are building a deck for my next-door…

Oct 8, 2020 •

July 2020

Back in the U.S.

(Old readers, welcome! When I was in Europe, I wrote the ‘sobremesa’ newsletter. Now that my circumstances have changed, I decided to change up the…

Jul 2, 2020 •

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