Live Update

Josh Roberts reports from the road.

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Checking out for the night.

  Hey y’all. Sorry to have been so long away from posting. I’m in Shannon County, SD, and I’ve been super duper busy getting to know the place and finding my bearings. Today, though, is definitely one of those days where this whole thing feels to big for me, and I need a break. I’m [...]

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Welcome Signs

From the trip to Denver from Ochiltree County & back.

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Thank you, Perseus Books Group!

As you no doubt heard in that last audiocast, the fellowship dinner thrown for me by Perseus Books Group was terrific. It was a small affair with me, Colleen Kinder (author of the book that inspired the fellowship), Peter (the representative from Perseus who oversees the fellowship), Brian (the web guru who helped me set [...]

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Live Update

Josh Roberts reports from the road.

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I’m back in New York…

… for the award dinner, where I’ll finaly meet Colleen and the rest of the fellowship folks. I’ll be making a 32 hour turnaround, including both flights (but not the 7 hour drive to and from the airport), leaving me about 20 hours in New York. So what am I doing now? Oh! And another [...]

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No, not “Thru”

Dude. They have drive-ins here. Drive-INS. For food. Not just movies! This is the stuff of childhood fantasy for a kid who grew up in the East Bay. Clearly my own cultural ignorance, but I really didn’t know they were around anymore. I’ve been passing them for about two weeks now–since Kentucky, maybe, or Arkansas?–but [...]

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Any Questions?

I’ll be putting up a tab soon for Frequently Asked Questions, to answer the sorts of things people tend to ask me right off the bat when I tell them about this project: Where are you getting the money? Where are you staying? How do you find people to talk to? Do you record the [...]

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Welcome Signs

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In for the night.

I’ve arrived successfully in Ochiltree County (pronounced “Ock-ul-tree”) and secured myself lodging for the week. Tomorrow my plan is to wake up, learn a little more about this place, and figure out who I need to talk to to get myself rolling. I usually start with local officials—first because the obviously have a unique perspective [...]

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