That's What The American Odyssey Is Really

It's Not Like Alaska Isn't Wilderness - It Mostly Is. But Most Alaskans Don't Live In The Wild. They Live On The Edge Of The Wild In Towns With Schools And Cable Tv And Stores And Dentists And Roller Rinks Sometimes. It's Just Like Anyplace Else, Only With Mountains And Moose.

Mine Is Not A Story To Tell Struggling Writers.

People Feel Vulnerable When They Travel. Nobody Wants To Be Taken Advantage Of Or Talked Into Something They Don't Want. Staying At Motel 6 Makes You Feel Smarter. In Fact, I Think It Actually Means You Are Smarter, But I Have No Hard Data To Support That.

The Difference Between An Optimist And A Pessimist? An Optimist Laughs To Forget, But A Pessimist Forgets To Laugh.

That's What The American Odyssey Is Really About: Leaving Home. Leaving Home And Coming Home, And Trying To Understand The Difference.