NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The South resides in our collective psyche as an unchanged place, indistinguishable from the picture introduced through film and texts. Designated the Athens of the South, a replica of the Parthenon was built and is surrounded by park-goers today in Nashville. Citizens circle the building, play-acting at the amphitheater, and nearby students …
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Postcard from Bozeman
Bozeman, MONTANA – Snow-capped mountains stand in the distance to green, green pastures. Antelope graze nearby, while irrigation tubes render water onto these fields. The quiet cuts through the clean air. These blue skies, complementary to the green, are the most obvious signature of the region. Meanwhile, locals speak of the influx of out-of-staters, and …
Postcard from San Diego
SAN DIEGO, California – Each spring, the marine layer takes over San Diego, and a coolness sweeps through the region. It is this coolness that fosters a lush, green coastline, where birds mingle in marshlands that seem to preserve another time. It is this enviro that hosts a gentle people, friendly and good-natured. None of …
Postcard from Hilo
Hilo, HAWAII – Though the Hawaiian islands are grouped together, the Big Island is a separate entity from the other islands altogether. Even Kona, the Western section of the island, and Hilo, the Eastern section, separated by the vast landscape of the volcanoes, feel worlds apart. From atop these dormant volcanoes, one can see the …
Postcard from Savannah
Savannah, GEORGIA – The train rolls into Georgia as first light hits the forest. Some trees have been downed since the summer floods, and there they lay, the remnants of past catastrophe. Savannah is a largely college-town, with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) extending its reach throughout the town. Warehouses are converted …
Postcard from Haworth
Haworth, ENGLAND – Because words cannot suffice, a video essay is enclosed herein. Yet, somehow, the visual medium transplanted through the annals of the Internet also do not serve such a wild place justice. To walk on these paths is to imagine oneself in the Brontës’ shoes, and to truly see how they were inspired …
Postcard from Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, CA – Though it’s only a 107 mile drive from Los Angeles, Palm Springs is a world apart from the city. The dust broils over onto the roadway, and as the mountain range narrows, the wind is funneled into the farm. It is said that a newer model of the windmill will power …
Postcard from Bryce Canyon
KANE COUNTY, Utah – The beauty of a place can in part lie in its desolation. On the one hand, this captures the territory we are about to embark; on the other, vibrancy exudes from every yellow field and snowy plateau. This is the kind of place that evades definition, namely because of its timeless …
Postcard from Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, California – There’s no time like autumn to stroll through the City of Trees. From the river bank to the Capitol building, everywhere you go, you will come across magnificent trees, its leaves sprawling onto the sidewalks where on a week day state workers will traverse. Beyond the tree-lined streets, art ferments nearby. Sactown …
Postcard from Cornish
CORNISH, New Hampshire – The perfect time to go to this countryside area is in the early evening hours. The colors of the sky play a variety of notes, subtly shifting towards a magnificent sunset. Before then, the shadows cast by the forest and covered bridges hover in a peaceful essence. Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park …
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