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Parallel Lines: Notes of Fatherhood, Subterranean Borders, and a Forbidden Photo at the DMZ

An international border is never just a line on a map; it is a physical scar where sovereignty ends and tragedy begins. When a father takes his sixteen-year-old son to the heavily armed DMZ between North and South Korea, geography collides with inheritance. Standing above subterranean infiltration tunnels, looking out over a toxic minefield turned accidental ecological paradise, and enduring a heart-stopping moment of teenage defiance right under the noses of armed sentries, a multi-generational journey unfolds. Parallel Lines is an intimate, moving essay about the architecture of political division, shared family ghosts, and the quiet weight of watching a son step into an uncertain world.

-Prose & Wine, September 2026

Fly Fishing the Space Between Seasons

“For one writer, a float trip down eastern Tennessee’s South Holston River provides reflection as he finds patience in letting go and peace in realizing his son is growing up.”

-Blue Ridge Outdoors

Terroir of Aloha: Syrah Finds Its Hawai’ian Home

“There are two wineries hidden away where one would least expect: up steep slopes on a remote south Pacific chain of islands. Nourished by the sacred volcanic soils of Kīlauea and Haleakalā, Hawai’ian viniculture and winemaking flourish with the noble grape Syrah as it delicately expresses some of the most unique terroir on Earth.”

-The Vintner Project

Reflections of a Cold War Kid

“It was early spring 1993. The Soviet Union was no more. Yet, its remnants lingered as a group of Academy students participated in an exchange program at St. Peterburg School #631. We all brought back mementos. I brought back Vlad. Not because I admire him, but as a reminder of what ideology can do when valued over humanity.”

-The Path