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I'm a a professional writer and editor for a media/publishing firm in Rapid City, South Dakota. When not writing, I enjoy vinyl records, lava lamps, photography, hiking, and Bloody Marys...not necessarily in that order.

• 1,250 Miles in the Slow Lane – Pt. 3: Rapid City, SD

  By Swinged Cat on June 24, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  Honey…I’m home! Funny concept, home. Most people have a hometown, or at the very least a place they associate with growing up. Being an Air Force brat, I never had that. Home truly was wherever I hung my hat. Honolulu… Read More ›

• 1,250 Miles in the Slow Lane – Pt. 2: Billings, MT

  By Swinged Cat on June 23, 2018 • ( 10 )

  

  I am writing from the air-conditioned comfort of a Super 8 in Billings, Montana. It’s roughly 1,000,000x better than the crappy Rodeway Inn we stayed at in Spokane last night. Funny story about this place: when I arrived in town… Read More ›

• 1,250 Miles in the Slow Lane – Pt. 1: Spokane, WA

  By Swinged Cat on June 22, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  Greetings from Spokane, WA! It’s official: the Biggest Adventure of My Life® has commenced. We were up bright and early this morning, out the door of my parents’ house at 6 a.m. We would have loved to linger, but there… Read More ›

• Desperation Purge

  By Swinged Cat on June 21, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  It’s been a crazy, emotional, and tiring past couple of days. And we haven’t even left yet. They do say moving is one of the most stressful events in life, and they were not kidding. It’s brutal, guys. Yesterday was… Read More ›

• 10 Things I Love About You

  By Swinged Cat on June 18, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  I woke up Sunday morning and asked Tara, “Hey, wanna move to South Dakota this week?” Fortunately, she was down. So: here we are. Moving week. Four more days! It still feels surreal, even though Tara’s last day at work… Read More ›

• The Moment When Everything Changed

  By Swinged Cat on June 16, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  One year ago, at this exact moment – June 16, 2017, 8:07 a.m. – everything changed. My entire future was altered with the push of a button. At the moment, I never imagined such far-reaching consequences would result from sending… Read More ›

• Mystery Solved

  By Swinged Cat on June 13, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Remember the mystery animal cracker that appeared out of nowhere on my parents’ front porch, leaving me and Tara befuddled and a little bit creeped out? We have an explanation, and sadly it involves neither ghosts nor aliens. My brother… Read More ›

• Pomp & Circumstances

  By Swinged Cat on June 11, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  Things never really go as planned, do they? We’d scheduled a farewell event at our favorite local pub on Sunday. It was to be a casual, low-key affair, an opportunity for friends to drop by at their convenience and see… Read More ›

• Soft Kitty, Stoned Kitty

  By Swinged Cat on June 7, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  If you’ve followed me for any significant amount of time, you know how important music is to my life. Tara and I have seen so many concerts over the past six years, we’ve lost track of the number. We were… Read More ›

• 242-Year Old Spoiler

  By Swinged Cat on June 3, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  I’m currently reading David McCullough’s “1776,” a book that chronicles that pivotal year in American history. Thanks to Hamilton, I’m inspired to learn more about the American Revolution. I’m a bit of a war buff anyway and while I’m quite… Read More ›