Traveling My Deeper Dream

What I love about life…

    Today was a long day. I shot a wedding in Salem, 1.5 hours away from Portland where I live. I love shooting weddings, but it’s exhausting. I came home to sunshine and delivered cookies to one of my favorite people in the world, Kirsten. We took a walk. We walked and walked and [...]

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Winner of the Prized Backpack

“Well, they finally did it,” Dan told me. “But I figure, after a couple years of not being bothered that’s pretty good, right?” Dan the Can Man had been raided by the police. While he was away, canning I assume, the police raided his camp and took everything he had. Including his sleeping bag. Now [...]

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What Happened to the Bionic Tramp? (A happy reunion with a sad ending)

Dan showed up drunk. That was completely usual, but on this night he was not only drunk, but he wasn’t  looking so good. I get excited to see Dan. Dan the Can Man comes and goes, is usually on some sort of mission, and is dumbfounded when he discovers himself to be sober. He’s one [...]

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Brian Wins the Golden Goose

Brian rode his bike up Interstate, headed for Plaid Pantry. His trailer was broken, but he pulled it along. It was May 2nd, early in the morning, chilly, and he had one thing on his mind. Coffee. It was a part of his morning ritual… ride to Plaid Pantry, pump sixteen ounces of steaming French Roast into [...]

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Mac ‘n Cheese For Sexy Teeth

Wednesday night. I was digging in to a gigantic bowl of mac n’ cheese. When I say gigantic, please consider that the bowl contained approximately 24 boxes of 35 cent macaroni. There were many mouths to feed. The camper was still broken, therefore we still had no barbecue and there would be no hot dogs. [...]

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The Bionic Tramp

bi·on·ic –adjective 1.utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material. 2.Informal. having superhuman strength or capacity. 3.of or pertaining to bionics. Yesterday I was hit on by [...]

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