Summon the Wind
The wizard climbed to the top of the rocky bluff overlooking the seaside village far below. If his calculations were right, this would be the place. He stood straight, raised his arms to either side, and brought them together...
UnicornCat
“That wasn’t catnip,” Dorothy thought, looking again at the strange package her friend had sent by special courier. It looked almost like glitter, but Furmidable, the grey Chartreux cat she was catsitting, and who was normally very calm, dove...
CucumberCat
I jumped up on the fence and gave one of my ginger paws a quick lick. Reynolds is a gray Persian that lives next door and we meet up at the fence often to talk and occasionally go on...
Manner’s Maketh Man
Roger squinted through the dirty windshield of his truck at what appeared to be a person walking down the road. Nobody walked the road this far outside of town, especially this early in the morning, he thought to himself....
Content Diversity
First off I wanted to apologize the audience of Cleanshave.org, if one exists, and to the search engine algorithms that attempt to categorize this blog. Sure, it’s a hiking blog, a low budget travel blog, but like most people,...
After Katahdin – Post Thru Hike Depression
“And what are your plans for leaving the park?” the ranger asked, making it clear that I shouldn’t linger. There was a one day limit on staying in the Birches, a tent site with two lean-to’s next to...
Thru Hiking Saved My Life
I’m trying to add content to my new blog, not an easy task when working from your cell phone, and I am amazed at all the depressing things I’ve written over the years. This journal entry for instance, hidden...
YOU MIGHT BE HIKER TRASH IF…
The full list of reasons that you might be Hiker Trash. I’ve had a fun run making up these “You might be Hiker Trash,” quotes and tweeting them for hikers and backpackers populating both Twitter and my Facebook feed....
BREAKING ELMORE LEONARD’S WRITING RULES
When it comes to writers I’d like to emulate the name Elmore Leonard is always at the top of that list. So when a friend was asking for a quick book to read about how to be a better...
Heinlein’s Rules for Writers
As of right now my Author Rank, according to Amazon.com, is 95,476. That means that there are over 95,000 authors who are making a better living with their words than I am. “Hey, you’re still better than half of...