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Tatiana Szpur 1918-2014
Tatiana, age 78, in Marin Headlands, near Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA. (1995) My friend Mary Szpur is one of the very best people, and her remarkable mother, Tatiana Szpur, has just...
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Outriders: Scottish Writers come to the U.S. to hang out with Americans!
I got lucky this spring! (It’s true I haven’t blogged lately, but I promise to restart in a fast and furious manner.) When the Edinburgh Book Festival folks decided to send five Scottish writers away...
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Michigan Awaits Scotland
The Facts: Scottish writer Jenni Fagan is coming to Michigan. The Artifacts: Petoskey stones, Stormy Kromer hats, fireflies, photos of Ellis Island, Scottish shortbread, screen porch, Steve Amick, Jack...
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Detroit: Outriders meet Lolita Hernandez
The Facts: Jenni Fagan arrived in Michigan, departed Michigan. The Artifacts: More than we can list at the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, objects that might once have been garbage, but are now art....
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Visiting Ken Babbs: Outriders in Oregon
The Facts: Jenni Fagan & Bonnie Jo Campbell arrived in Portland, Oregon, picked up a dude who was willing to drive us (Eric Miller), and headed south to Dexter, Oregon, to visit Merry Prankster and...
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On the Bus: Outriders at Ken Kesey’s Farm, with Ken Babbs
The Facts: “You‘re either on the bus or off the bus.” The Artifacts: Two psychedelic school busses. Ken Babbs & I leaning on the grille of the originalFurther, which was pulled out of the swamp and...
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Ireland joins Scotland and Michigan: Outriders in the Bay Area.
What a pleasure it was to spend the day with Irish writer, Emer Martin and her family! While Jenni Fagan and I were staying in San Francisco as part of the Edinburgh Book Festival’s Outrider project,...
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From Jack London to John Steinbeck: Outriders take the train along the...
Jenni Fagan and I have continued our psychedelic journey, traveling from San Francisco to California. We caught bus from SF, which takes us to Oakland, California, to Jack London Square, where we...
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The Edinburgh Book Festival Outriders cruise Highway I-5 south to San Diego...
During our luxurious time in Southern California, Jenni Fagan and I have been kindly attended to by our glamorous and exuberant tour organizer, Karissa Kary, who took us to, among other places, a cafe...
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Edinburgh Outriders: The Shoes!
While Jenni Fagan and I are Outriders, traveling in the New World as part of the Edinburgh Bookfestival, in my hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Outriders are a motorcycle gang. I used to hang out with...
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