The Extended Brain Vacation
Every summer, I make a point of going on a long bike ride. Sometimes I go solo; other times I’ll go with someone else. But whenever I go, I make a point of being out on the road for several weeks at a time. I choose to travel by bike because you move at a pace—about...Writing while riding: planning for a big bike ride
On a recent Saturday I packed up all the bike touring gear and loaded it into the panniers to simulate a bike ride on a fully-loaded touring rig. I wasn’t sure what I had brought on the last trip; then I remembered that I made a list of what I brought last time–and...Robert Pirsig: An Appreciation
When I took Freshman Composition at Azusa Pacific University back in 1986, we were required to read Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. I wasn’t much of a reader back then; if a book or magazine didn’t have pictures, I...Restricting Khizr Khan’s Travel Restricts Everyone’s Citizenship
There’s so much being forced on our attention right now that you (or I) might easily have missed the news about Khizr Khan having to cancel his trip to Toronto to give a speech. And so much that is happening is unprecedented and astonishing that you (or I) might have...Home Free: An American Road trip
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"Ethan Casey listened hard and well in his books on Haiti and Pakistan. Now he's listening to America." - Paul Rogat Loeb
Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time
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"The author's real journey is a search for common humanity." - The Daily Telegraph
Bearing the Bruise: A Life Graced by Haiti
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"A heartfelt account" - Paul Farmer
Live at the Forbidden City
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"A vivid account of China's musical past" - Songlines