The book reading in NYC’s Roger Smith Hotel on Sunday, May 17th was quite emotional for me: to see so many old & dear friends, both from while living in the city and from three levels of schooling (only grade school friends were out napping somewhere). Several dear friends from […]
You are cordially invited to a reading & signing by Ben Batchelder of his recently launched American adventure, Borderlands USA: Or, How to Protect the Country by Car, hosted by the Roger Smith Hotel and Earthdog Press. Refreshments will be served in the ground floor Lily’s Room, where a stunning […]
The Pacific Northwest boasts the most scenic coasts of the States. US 101, outside of busy California, hugs the coast here, and strings together an endless series of state parks: on a good tourist map their names crowd the entire border line. Along with the Gulf Coast, this is among […]
In the continuing adventures of Zeno, the border patrol dog par excellence, here we are in the massive South of the Border tourist trap just south of the South-North Carolina state line. Called “America’s favorite highway oasis,” it is referred to by aficionados as Camp Pedro and Pedroland, due to its […]
Zeno, the fearless border patrol dog, and yours truly recently scanned the East Coast from North Carolina through Georgia, much of it along the long barrier islands of the Outer Banks. I can report back to you, dear reader, that the coast was clear. [please hover over images for captions] […]
Before Borderlands USA’s launch, it seemed appropriate to visit where my original journey around the country’s borders began, at the World Centers site in lower Manhattan. The site has been transformed, of course, with the new One World Center reaching 1,776 feet into the heavens (now the tallest building in the […]
In this post, the tones darken and the faces become drawn as we descend into the memory of the event that not only changed what it means to be American, but immediately defined the struggle of the new century. [please hover over images for captions] ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
