Monthly Archives: December 2021

A Christmas Tree Shrine on the Highway of the Dead

Posted on December 21, 2021 by thegumbodiaries

Each Christmas season someone decorates a pine sapling as a Christmas tree along a stretch of Highway 98 in the Naval Live Oaks, a federally protected forest near my home. I’ve watched the sapling double in size the last few … Continue reading →

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Small museum inspires writers and warriors

Posted on December 12, 2021 by thegumbodiaries

Not every road trip produces an entry for my upcoming book A Literary Traveler’s Guide to the Gulf South. A November jaunt to the U.S. Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach was one … Continue reading →

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