[Listen to a reading of this story by Joe and Keri Pagetta above, or on SOUNDCLOUD] [If you enjoyed this story, and I hope you do, please consider donating what you can to the Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville Emergency Response Fund at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Grants from the Fund will be made to … [Read more…]
(Note: 9.29.15 – There’s a renewed interest in Thomas Merton following Pope Francis’ speech before congress last week. He was even trending on Facebook. My own relationship with Merton began several years ago during a silent retreat in Nashville. I wrote about the experience for a literary magazine that, unfortunately, folded before they could publish … [Read more…]
The 19th stage of this year’s Giro D’Italia is a time trial from Bassano del Grappa to Monte Grappa (elevation 1,775 m / 5,823 ft). I climbed Monte Grappa in 2011 as part of my stay at the Italian Cycling Center. It remains to this day the greatest thing I’ve ever done on a bike, … [Read more…]