Please read the first parts of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 The Wanderer, Part 2 The Wanderer, Part 3 The Wanderer, Part 4 The Wanderer, Part 5 Tas woke up in his small bed, laying flat on his stomach. His back ached from the day before, he had slightly tweaked it when throwing … Read more
Please read the first parts of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 The Wanderer, Part 2 The Wanderer, Part 3 The Wanderer, Part 4 Tas woke in a small bed by the wall. His shoulder was asleep, so he took a few moments to roll side to side and stretch his legs, still very … Read more
Please read the first parts of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 The Wanderer, Part 2 The Wanderer, Part 3 Tas walked into the shade of a large tree, bigger than the others. It had strange markings, and the old man seemed to move slower than usual as the rose up the wooden footholds … Read more
Please read the first parts of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 The Wanderer, Part 2 Part 3 There was once a boy, who decided to follow a wandering old man into the desert. The boy’s name was Tas. He plunged headlong into the desert in the apprenticeship of this wandering man to find … Read more
I do love it when someone tells me what to do. It such a great opportunity to show them how powerless they really are over you. Or to show respect by asking no questions and simply acting. In India there are no rules. I was told that a bus driver can keep his job, even … Read more
I have to admit that I am always a bit surprised when I meet people in other countries that I connect with. It always seems like such destiny, like I had already known them for a long time. Two days ago when I first arrived, I kind of blew off a rickshaw driver He was … Read more
“Health is the greatest gift; contentment is the greatest wealth” Buddha quoted from the Dhammapada India is poor. Really fucking poor, there’s no way to explain it other than most people barely have a roof over their heads and food for their bellies. There’s trash everywhere, litter, cows, dogs, birds, little chipmunk rats, and you have … Read more
Arriving in Mysore concluded one of the longest days of my life. I have trouble sleeping on planes and I was sitting in the middle the whole time, thank god for spinal twists. I got into the airport and paid for a taxi to Mysore which was about $80 for a 4 hours trip. It … Read more
About 5 days ago, I wrote to Colin Wright, an indie author, expressing how much I appreciate his work and how he has really inspired me for 2015. He travels and has written a buncha books. Well, being the responsive young chap that he is (though I think he’s a bit older than me), he … Read more