by D'nelle | Jun 3, 2015 | the one with family, the one with love, the one with the road
It has been a spring full of travel. Thanks to the luxuries of a Southwest Companion Pass and work I can do from anywhere with a wifi signal, I’ve already hit Tampa, Dallas and Denver. Right now, we’re en route west to Phoenix for two weeks of...
by D'nelle | Mar 2, 2015 | the one with culture - pop, southern or otherwise, the one with family, the one with the road
[above: Cece’s least favorite reason for waiting is that I’m on my phone. What made dogs grumpy before the advent of the smartphone?] When I was 12, I started reading Cosmopolitan magazine. In retrospect, how I managed to convince anyone to buy such junk...
by D'nelle | Nov 5, 2014 | the one with family, the one with the road
[above: Elly May, our first puppy] I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop today, away from our house and away from most everything else (goodbye, Facebook notifications, text messages, phone calls, emails. Do Not Disturb me, thankyouverymuch). Today is my...
by D'nelle | Oct 4, 2013 | the one with family, the one with the road
[Originally posted on RoadWidows.com] Most of my life has been spent in a self-employed environment – between my parents owning a construction company and starting my own consulting business in 2006, I’m used to having a very independent work schedule that...
by D'nelle | Sep 25, 2010 | the one with love, the one with poetry & writing, the one with the road
Compass In the third week, little signs started marking my heart’s place on the map. Lines drawn between them, meandering like your hand along my spine when you bent to kiss my shoulderblade. Kissing Cape Town, then Egypt, this exotic and foreign visitor...
