United States

With a backpack of full scrubs, a Certified Nursing Assistant travels across Oregon and Washington on a string of trains and buses, helping strangers along the way, including a retired …

After a bad road accident in Alaska, a railroad worker must travel through backcountry mining towns to find safety and recover her van. She relies on the help of strangers, …

A remote Alaskan road trip provides a framework for a beautiful meditation on driving, travel, and companionship. North of the Brooks Range beyond Atigun Pass, the land folds open in …

While collecting stories of endangered languages from Native American communities across the United States, photojournalist B.A. Van Sise stops in a small town in South Dakota and must reckon with …

A hiker learns that the famous 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail can change a lot about a person — even their name. Trail names are as old as the trails themselves, …

A traveler observes the changes of the Elwha River years after two dams were removed. Winter had begun to settle on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and thick snow had covered the …

As he relives a day spent in Northern California, a traveler reflects on what may have been his happiest moment. Recently, a short story I read maybe thirty years ago …

A photojournalist observes life in rural Oklahoma while following the story of a local execution.Cover photo: East of McCord, Oklahoma, 4:15pm, October 28th, 2021. All photos credit: B.A. Van Sise. …

Like every writer, I moved to New York City to chase a dream. Writers have always flocked to New York City. Disciplined pros and naïve amateurs, aspiring wordsmiths and veteran …