Robin (she/her)

It’s exhausting and demoralizing, that’s for sure.

The second episode of my travel podcast is available! My homebody bestie and I talk about why she’s an infrequent traveler (hint: cats), and we look at how our opposite traits make us ideal travel pals when I can get her out of town. Http://6daysontheroad.substack.com

Some Missourians really do believe they’re living in the Wild West

Four Nights, Three Cities, Two Shows, and a Solstice A year ago I went adventuring to test my body. It got a solid C-.

Summer solstice last year with the Afghan Whigs in Philly, Brooklyn, and Boston. open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

I’m on this hill, too. The dumbing-down is the worst part of everything g that’s happening. It’s what caused everything that’s happening.

Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.

Get Real—Dealing with Real ID So I didn't get my Real ID in time. And yet they let me fly. How?

I recently flew without Real ID, and with no ID at all. How did that go for me? open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

Uncharted Territory with Writer Holly Fann My friend Holly (and Buddy) and I talk about authenticity in travel, and the joy of concert travel

Join writer Holly Fann and me as we discuss authenticity in travel, concerts in other cities, @stereolabgroop.bsky.social, and Buddy the Boston on Uncharted Territory!

open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

California Stars by Billy Bragg & Wilco on Apple Music Song · 1998 · Duration 4:58

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My absolute favorite song.

'It's time for the Senate to work hard, too': Senator Padilla accepts invitation to work alongside farm workers - South Kern Sol Last Friday, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) became the first U.S. Senator to accept the United Farm Workers’ invitation from “Take Our Jobs” initiative by working alongside farm workers in Moorpark, Cali...

Representation matters.

Padilla was the first senator (of a grand total of 2) to accept @ufw.bsky.social's “Take Our Jobs” initiative to go pick with them for a day.

southkernsol.org/2022/06/10/i...

Here’s the full episode jimacosta.substack.com/p/padilla-de...

What happened to Senator Padilla is absolutely DISGUSTING. Point blank, period.

This shit is out of control.

Another elected official disrespected while doing their job. (1/2)

This is the Worst Trip I've Ever Been On How Brian Wilson's music contributed to my wanderlust

Brian Wilson helped me become a traveler. Godspeed. open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

Even the ground is pissed off in L.A.

Viva Los Angeles! I hated L.A. before I went to L.A., and that's part of the problem.

When preconceived notions go right, and how they can go wrong. open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

On Tony About the smoking, drinking elephant in the room

We lost Anthony Bourdain seven years ago yesterday. What made him important to you? open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

On Tony About the smoking, drinking elephant in the room

We lost Anthony Bourdain seven years ago today. Viva Bourdain! open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

Deploying the military on U.S. soil as law enforcement against Americans was on page 555 of Project 2025.

So don’t say “I didn’t vote for this,” because you did.

This isn’t a response.
This was always their plan.

I’m the seventh comment, ruining the run of sixes but it’s your birthday!!! I’m glad you’re here and we’re alive at the same time!

Eating Window Sandwiches in Los Angeles A building isn't required for great food.

Let’s eat a bunch of sandwiches in L.A. open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

I’m already there and have been following him on IG for a while!

Thanks for reading. I’m really looking forward to seeing “Sinners.” I get excited for maybe two movies a year so this is big for me. I still have a lot to learn.

Sinners and Ghosts in Mississippi There's more to learn than blues history in The Magnolia State.

Meeting sinners and ghosts in Mississippi. Oxford, Clarksdale, Parchman, and Jackson featured on 6 Days on the Road: 6daysontheroad.substack.com/p/sinners-an...

Thanks for the reminder that not being close to my extended family has excellent perks!

Who knew the book-writing is so slow?!?

Aw thanks! The Woody book is in the middle of a huge rewrite and I finally love what it’s saying. I’m always looking for beta readers, too! And a paying writing job!

Tattoos in New Orleans with Suzie and Joel Be impulsive, even if the results are permanent.

New writing venture debuted this week! 6 Days on the Road are my travel chronicles. Get started with the birth of the world’s dumbest tramp stamp in New Orleans: open.substack.com/pub/6daysont...

Thanks! No worries about the paid subscription—it’s an experiment at this point. The stories are hopefully going to be more polished and less profane than the first-hand versions. Clarksdale’s next!

I have a lot of followers I never hear from. Most are probably bots, which is why I don’t post often. But I’m an unemployed writer and need an audience and income. Would y’all read a travel blog by me, geared for the weird ways I travel?