Dave Coffee is a character. Tall but hunching, old enough to be balding, he works as a doctor now. When he’s listening, he listens, jamming his hand into the waistband of his pants. He stands…

For the past three years, I’ve spent time each December churning out a list of 100+ rapid-fire memories from the past year (see 2009, 2010, and 2011.) It’s one of my favorite posts to write, which is why…

Louisville to Chicago to Minneapolis to Seattle to Ketchikan to Juneau. That’s how I traveled. Then I stayed in Juneau for about a week. Juneau to Seattle to Chicago to Louisville. It sounds shorter, except that I had…