by Kristy Halvorsen | Aug 5, 2023
Linger at the Edge . . . Or Let Go “Nice rig!” a guy said through his truck window. We sat side by side at a red light in a quaint small town. Red brick buildings lined the main drag, bright-colored flower baskets hung from light posts, and the scent of yeasty bread...
by Kristy Halvorsen | Mar 12, 2023
Wake-Up CallAlso Featured in the Blue Beret Magazine “Hellooo in there,” a man’s voice hollered from outside. I was snuggled up under the covers in my Airstream. Soft honey morning light dripped in around the edges of my closed window shades. I was boondocking (living...
by Kristy Halvorsen | Feb 11, 2023
A Surprise and a Confession January 2022 kicked off in north Florida with several winter excursions on the horizon. The first was a trip to Pensacola with my friend Jack. We facilitated two workshops at Gulf Breeze Recovery Center and camped at Gulf Islands National...
by Kristy Halvorsen | Dec 29, 2022
LOST I hike alone deep in a Michigan forest.Light shines down through tangledbranches. The next trail blazeis all I have to point the way. Coyotes cry. Then quiet.Frosty breath ebbs and flows.It’s too soon for cold,too late for warm. The trail fades into leaves. I’m...
by Kristy Halvorsen | Nov 30, 2022
Waking Up from Reasonable “He left. He’s gone. He’s dead. Imagine he’s dead,” Mom said. I sat on my carpeted floor, naked except for panties, slumped back against my unmade bed. My bare legs splayed out in front of me like a dried up wishbone ready to be pulled....
