Route 66 turns 100. I drove it all and watched it burst with new life.

Route 66 turns 100. I drove it all and watched it burst with new life.

Friends, motorists, fellow Americans: The road ahead is far from straight. But it will take us through eight states and dozens of small towns, past Muffler Men and Patel motels, beneath the bright lights of Tulsa and Tucumcari, up close to Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” and Angel Delgadillo’s barber chair. In other words, it’s Route 66, … Read more

My Family Moved From a Small Town to a City to Live With My Parents

My Family Moved From a Small Town to a City to Live With My Parents

I grew up on the Gold Coast, Australia’s sixth-largest city. In my 20s, my partner and I lived in Canada, then England. When we returned to Australia, we spent eight years in Melbourne, then the last four years in Bright in country Victoria, so that we could be close to his family. Loading audio narration… … Read more