by erictknight | Apr 14, 2015 | creative writing, humor, romance, travel writing, traveling
During that last week together I wasn’t the only one who figured out that six months apart was going to be way too long. I actually flew out of Sydney a few hours before she did, which meant the six months I’d planned to spend there was cut down to 2 ½ months. New...
by erictknight | Apr 12, 2015 | autobiography, humor, romance, travel writing, traveling
So Claudia came walking up with this guy, talking and laughing, and my heart just fell through the floor. I suddenly wanted nothing but to run far, far away. I was the world’s biggest idiot. Then she looked up and saw me. She made this little sound, dropped the bag...
by erictknight | Apr 9, 2015 | action and adventure, creative writing, humor, romance, travel writing, traveling
I did pretty well Thursday afternoon after Claudia flew away. Or at least I thought I did. Then Nick dragged me out of the bar and told me he wasn’t buying my cheerful act. Said he could see it in my eyes, how as soon as there was a lag in the conversation, I always...
by erictknight | Apr 7, 2015 | action and adventure, autobiography, creative writing, humor, romance, travel writing, traveling
Now the story gets hard. Before I continue, I need to share a couple things. I realized last week that, in order to do this story justice, I would have to reread the journal entries I wrote during that time. Most of my journals are still in Colorado, where we lived...
by erictknight | Apr 5, 2015 | action and adventure, autobiography, creative writing, humor, romance, travel writing, traveling
As it turned out, fate intervened and I didn’t have to arrange for anything unfortunate to happen to Jackie. We had only just started our hike in the McDonnell Ranges when she remembered a phone call she had to make. We arranged to meet at a trail intersection later...
by erictknight | Apr 3, 2015 | action and adventure, creative writing, humor, romance, travel writing, traveling
Finally back in civilization, Nick, Jackie and I checked into a local backpackers’ resort called the Melanka Lodge. (Ivan had his trailer to live in.) Before I go further, I need to explain a couple things about backpackers’ resorts in Australia. They bear a faint...
