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Wander & Roam
Travel notes from the road and the in-between places — little towns, long drives, the quiet wonder of somewhere new.
June 18, 2026
A Gift Bigger Than a Truck
At 2 a.m., my sweet partner bundled my son and me into the car and drove us to the airport while most sensible people were still asleep. By sunrise, we were headed toward Shreveport, Louisiana — the place where I grew up and a place that still feels like home no matter how many years […]
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May 18, 2026
The Hacienda Hotel: Paranormal Tourism Meets Social Anxiety
There are two types of people in this world: The brave souls checking into haunted hotels at midnight with EMF detectors and sage bundles. Me — lurking outside in broad daylight with a camera backpack, a Red Bull, and enough social awkwardness to trigger my own paranormal activity. So naturally, I went to visit the […]
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May 5, 2026
My Trusty Little Scooter — The Unsung Hero of Every Photo I Take
Every gulf-coast frame on this site has the same quiet co-pilot — a little black scooter, a camera bag, and a purple octopus along for the ride.
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April 25, 2026
Salt Air, Soft Sand & Brand-New Soul — Five Days in Ft. Walton Beach
There are trips you take for the scenery, and then there are trips that arrive wrapped around something bigger — a moment so tender that the place itself becomes part of the memory forever. Ft. Walton Beach and Okaloosa Pier was that kind of trip. My son drove Mya (my daughter's best friend since childhood) […]
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