Past Articles

I listened to a podcast the other day that is one of my regular go-to’s, Marc Maron’s WTF podcast.  He interviewed Lesley Stahl, of 60 Minutes fame and she talked about her upbringing on the north shore of Boston Mass and how she got into the news business. It was clear […]

Nat Hartshorne, my father, is praised in this post and some of our lives together is told, I grew up with him as my father in Blawenburg NJ.

I was happy to finally get another poker game together last night, and it was at a new location. My friends Ed, Dave, Don and my cousin Steve and I have had a regular poker game going for 15 years. We used to play more regularly, when I had the […]

Every two years, the popular band, Wilco, organize their own special music, art, and comedy festival called Solid Sound. I’ve attended two of these over the past six years, and each was indeed memorable, with perfect weather, lots of creative and delicious food, and the music of Wilco to top […]

Tomorrow is an exciting day in what I consider the most exciting town in the Valley. It’s Easthampton’s Cultural Chaos, a combination of street fair, musical performances, and all of Cottage Street open for everyone.  This year the walkway that was built around Nashawannuck Pond will be in full swing, […]

In the days before the big IPW conference here in Washington DC, I got a chance to experience the city for the first time in a few decades.  On Saturday night I went to a party at the Howard Theater, in the heart of Georgetown, and the place was jumping. […]

I’m excited about my next trip–purely business–to our nation’s capital.  On Saturday I’ll board the Amtrak for an eight-hour cruise down the seaboard to Washington’s Union Station, and then a quick Uber ride to the condo that my buddy Tim rented for us right near the convention center. The occasion […]

After our marathon drive to the farthest reaches of Pennsylvania, we made it to the palatial Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington. We arrived at the big lobby just in time for me to join Chris Christenson, Jen Leo and Gary Arndt on their “This Week in Travel” Podcast. Banned, Threatened or […]

Years ago while I was doing an appearance on CNN, I mentioned the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama.  The host’s ears perked up, she hadn’t ever heard of it.  After our TBEX conference in Huntsville, we took a few days to tour the beautiful countryside of Northern Alabama and […]

France is my favorite country.  I’ve been there more than any other country, and I never tire of learning more about what’s going on there. Paul Shoul and I got a chance to learn about the newly renamed French Riviera last night, at a meeting of Provence and Cote d’Azur […]

Sometimes you gotta give yourself props when you hit the ball out of the park.  Today at TBEX in Huntsville, Alabama, my partner Tim, Bailey Freeman and Tracey Minkin presented about how bloggers can work with editors.  It was a packed room, and I know what that means because I’ve presented […]

Lowe Mill is a surprise. A gigantic surprise.  I knew that the south is just as famous as the north for textile production, so it’s not surprising to see a giant brick mill repurposed into artists studios.   It must be the scale, there are 139 different artists creating art […]

There’s something really wonderful about living in the same place for few decades. Not only do you know where all the best parking is, and where not to eat, but after about 20 years, there are jokes, traditions, and past events that collectively we all know about.  Pioneer Valley people […]

Sometimes I feel blessed by the incredible talent that I get to see and work with every day in my job as editor of GoNOMAD. Look at this photo…what a great combination of position, light, color and balance. I can’t wait to publish this story!

I took a one-hour train ride out of Manchester’s Piccadilly station on a small two-car diesel train, and jumped out at Edale, in the Peaks District. My instructions were simple. Walk 2 1/2 miles to the base of Mam Tor, a spectacular knife-edged mountain where there is a circular walking […]

I had dinner with Jonathan Gough last night, at a Brazilian restaurant in the city called Fazenda, where waiters continuously brought giant skewers of beef and other meats that they carved slices off for us. Jonathan, one of the managers of Marketing Manchester, said that it’s amazing how much the […]