No Fixed Address is a chapter of Conversations on the Road. In August 2026 I gave up my apartment, sold my car, and moved into a life of hotel rooms, airports, and wonder. These are the dispatches…
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At fifty-four, I've unloaded everything attached to adulthood and set out on a journey I've been waiting on for thirty years. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
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The story behind “Little Boy in the Driveway” —how I found my way back to writing, and back to myself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…
There's a family I've never written about. Growing up, I had four brothers—but only two I knew. The others were like ghosts: I knew they were there, I just couldn't see them. When my father passed, I…
This is a Short Drive — a solo reflection under 30 minutes, thoughts you can take with you.In this one I take you back to the first real hurdle of my adult life: leaving home at 18, Texas-bound, sure…
This mini episode is a side road to Episode 6, The Roads We Take Become Legacy. Recorded from a hotel room in London at 4:15 a.m., it’s a short reflection on what I learned while editing that…
What does legacy really mean? In this episode of Conversations on the Road, I sit down with an old friend to talk about fatherhood, masculinity, identity, military life, and the paths we take when the…
This episode is about what I’ve learned, and what I wish I had known—about relationships, especially trying to navigate love in spaces that weren’t necessarily designed with us in mind. This is a…
