My friend Shelley Fraser Mickle has written a lively biography of Alice Lee Roosevelt. I wrote this piece about her … More
Author: FreeGNV
In which I finally find myself fallen into good company
To the sea, son, to the sea. Every bit of water you ever seen on land is going – or … More
Ceasars head: The man. The dog.
Veni, vidi, vici. Being a classical sort of guy I thought I’d kick off this photo-essay about the view from … More
Finally! Proof of my humanity
Well, it finally happened. Somebody attested that I am human after all. And it’s not like I haven’t been telling … More
We were young once, and fearless
Those guys up top? They were the founders of the Shining Rock Orienteering Society getting ready to push off for … More
The river of many returns
The first time I camped on the Mills River, in the Pisgah National Forest, was maybe a quarter century ago. … More
A walk in the autumn woods
Funny but sadly true story. We surviving members (dregs?) of the Shining Rock Orienteering Society have once again converged upon … More
Waylon and me and David made three
Raise a toast to absent companions. Today I’m toasting Waylon Clifton and David Flagg. Waylon was GNV police chief from … More
Alone in the dark
Everything I know I learned from the movies: R. Cunningham Knowledge is good: Animal House I’m going to tell you … More
Here’s what’s on stage in GNV in October
I wrote this for today’s edition of The Sun. A deranged barber obsessed with revenge in Victorian London. A young … More
