works of wanderlust

Month: January 2021

  • boundary

    I am not a poet, but a friend has inspired me to read more of it and think more critically about its place in the constellation of my creative pursuits. Occasionally, I’d like to post a poem here when inspiration strikes. boundarydemarcated by strict panels of hewn lumberset against remnant forest clinging to a river

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  • When This is Over I’m Getting on a Plane

    Travel Tuesday, and I’m sitting here (just like a good chunk of the world) locked down in my basement during a global pandemic. We (fortunately) banked partial refunds and credit for two sets of flights from twenty-twenty COVID cancellations. This means that last year we didn’t get to go any further than we could drive

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  • Why I Cook on Cast Iron (Part One)

    Do you remember the first time you got the perfect sear? I do. We had come into a couple thousand dollars as a small inheritance. The decision had been made years prior that any windfalls like that would be rolled back into our house. It was simple: money from a family legacy transformed into value

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  • I Would Do Anything for Run (But I Won’t Do That)

    Sunday. Run Day. It’s lonely out there on the trails these days. I laced up and logged a quick eight klick run through the locals this morning. The snowy paths were worn down with thousands of footprints. The crisp air was calm but dry. Stragglers from another universe were out walking their dogs. For the

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  • When Good Iron Goes Bad

    My beloved twenty inch cast iron grill pan developed an ugly blemish over the autumn months. A scar. A scab. A patch of failing seasoning crusted, bubbled and flaked off leaving a rough spot the size of a medium pancake on the middle edge of an otherwise awesomely seasoned piece. This isn’t beauty-shaming. A good

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