Cottonwoods & Barbed-Wire Fences medium.com/illumination/c…

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A close view of a Burchell's zebra (equus quagga) in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Stonehenge, Sand Pits, and the Magic Couch I once burned my foot in a garbage dump as a kid. Now it’s one of my favorite childhood memories. #memoir #nostalgia #writing #substack open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Since when did X start requiring an Upgrade do so a simple edit on a post? Elon, really?

Somehow got back into X. Can’t edit my posts. Can’t fix my typos. But I can tell stories that are actually worth reading — over here: → livinglargebylivinglittle.substack.com New post: childhood, Stonehenge, and garbage dump injuries. #memoir #substack #writing

BREAKING: Both the White House and RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers

Most people take a plane. I took 10 boats, across 4 oceans. My latest story on Substack. Please subscribe while you're there. open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

I Bought a Bracelet to Follow a Whale Shark A new article I wrote about a bracelet that took me back to my whaleshark story from years ago. Please subscribe to get more of my stories. open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Two Circumnavigations, 150 Years Apart: Levi Savage Jr. and the Salt in my Blood. #ancestors #sailing #history #journeys #sailing open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Sailing to Bora Bora open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Norton says I have 60,441 issues slowing down my PC. 💻 Most of them? Junk files, scare tactics & upsells. 🤖 ChatGPT helped me clean it up with a custom script. open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg… #CyberSecurity #Norton360 #PCMaintenance #ChatGPT #AITools #DigitalHygiene #substack

Mark Twain Didn't Say That! open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg… #MarkTwain #Sailing #TravelWriting #Substack #SubscribeAndFollow

🎙️ Just launched my podcast: Latitude Longings Stories from the sea, 30,000 miles of hitchhiking on sailboats, and what it means to live a life at five knots an hour. #LatitudeLongings #PodcastLaunch #SailingStories #Substack #LifeAtSea open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Wet & Uncomfortable A poem I wrote about falling in the ocean. open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Looking Back At Haiti’s Earthquake I was in Haiti just weeks after the 2010 earthquake. This isn’t a story about rescue. It’s about memory, proximity, and bearing witness. #Haiti #Substack #Memoir #TravelWriting #GlobalHealth #Livinglargebylivinglittle open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Si Dieu Vieu Ki le map we’w anko?” A man asked me that at the airport in Haiti, just weeks after the 2010 earthquake. New poem (Creole + English): +audio open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg… #Haiti #Poetry #TravelWriting #Substack #Creole #Kreyol

The Secret I have a voicemail on my phone. I’ve kept it since 2017. It’s my brother’s voice—he died in 2019. #Poetry #Memoir #Grief #Substack #Brothers open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Escape the US Without a Boat Want to escape the grind without owning a boat? I sailed 30,000 miles around the world—no yacht, no trust fund. Just crewing. Read my new post: Escape the US Without a Boat [Substack link] open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…

Don’t Go In The Water! Satan Rules There! When I was 19, I served as a Mormon missionary in Haiti—and believed Satan ruled the waters. #haiti #mormonism #sailinglife #travelmemoir #exmormon #freethinker #livinglargebylivinglittle open.substack.com/pub/livinglarg…