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September 16th, 2015

Cattle Calls: The Vanishing Breed of the Country Vet

Harper’s, October 2015

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    I feel lucky to do what I do. I write about real people, often by living their lives for a while-visiting their lives, you might say. Trying them on for size. Though there are easier ways to make a living, I suppose, none strike me as a fraction so interesting.

    My first real adventures were cross-country bicycle rides, and a summer's work in a sausage factory in Pamplona, Spain. During time off from college, I did community organizing in Dallas as a VISTA volunteer. Then came riding the rails (Rolling Nowhere), which originated as another escape from college, but doubled as research for a senior anthropology thesis. A transcendant moment occurred ... Read More

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ImmersionA Writer's Guide to Going Deep
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The Routes of ManTravels in the Paved World
NewjackGuarding Sing Sing
WhiteoutLost in Aspen
CoyotesA Journey Through the Secret World of America's Mexican Migrants
Rolling Nowhere Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes

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