Since my last post, I spent a month on the road traveling roughly 4400 miles round trip between North Carolina and Arizona—with at least as 4400 smiles in between.

I’m writing a travel memoir about my experience called “Buckskin Rides Again.” Stay tuned for the serialization on my Substack for:
– road magic and gas station philosophers
– family reckonings and long-forgotten flashbacks
– the discipline of riding long and staying present
– and a working theory on what it means to grow down instead of grow up.

And now, the big reveal: I’ve signed a contract with University of Illinois Press for my book about the Ohio River as the country’s longest slavery border. I’m approaching the project from a traveler’s perspective, of course, telling stories from our ancestors on both sides of the 981-mile border.

We have a working title, but I’m sure it will change. I’ll keep you updated with publication details as I have them.

Godspeed!

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