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 New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – The heat from the summer was just barely being introduced to these swampy marshlands. Just outside of New Orleans, the bus winded its way into the town. For the most part, it appeared that the morning air was still and not yet quantified. Folks who got on and off the bus in …
Postcard from Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The flatness of the desert landscape can catch you off guard if you are not expecting it. And how could you? America described as “For purple mountain majesties” eludes this region of flat terrain, this platitude of stuccoed dirt travails. Howard Hughes’ name is seen in various deserted locales. The street sign …
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