Two things always seem to call me to a place: Irish anything and books. Combine the two and you’ve got an AJ-shaped beacon- my own Batsignal. So when my Tulsa guide sent me a picture of the door of McHuston Booksellers, he did so knowing I would demand he show me where I could find … Continue reading
On one of my first trips to Tulsa proper, my local guide suggested a trip over to one of many coffeehouses he visits. I don’t think he necessarily thought about his suggestion other than for convenience, but I fell in love the moment I stepped in- I was greeted with a counter made entirely of books. … Continue reading
There’s a place in Seattle where Firefly, Steampunk, Tabletop gaming, and computer programming unite with the universal trait of the rainy city: a love of coffee. Wayward Coffeehouse in the Roosevelt neighborhood is a self-described “independent coffee haven for geeks” and the line is suitable. On my last visit to the Evergreen State, I had … Continue reading
Several years ago, I had a boss who confessed to me her dismay at an inability to find a chain restaurant on a recent trip out of town. She went on to complain to me, oblivious to my horror, about how there were only local eateries in the airport, so she opted for a peanut … Continue reading