Contents

Part I: Groundwork

1. The Future Is a Freight Train

2. A Story Continued

3. So Why a Road Trip?

4. Rich in History

5. A Blockade Along the Way

6. From Where to Where?

7. Control

8. The Odd One Out

9. A Latchkey Encounter

10. The Facts Are Few

11. Terra Incognita

12. Hitting the Highway

Part II: A Better-kept Travelogue

13. En Route to New Freedom

14. Milestone

15. Apathy in Overdrive

16. Wear and Tear

17. The Rear-view Mirror

18. Among Other Means of Enlightenment

19. A Mile-long Onramp

20. El Camino Sierra

21. As Well Her as Another

22. Bookbinding 101

23. A Second Time Around

24. Elsewhere

Part III: The Final Leg

25. It’s Suddenly Warmer in Oregon

26. Art with a Capital “A”

27. The Cult of Vision

28. Amor Sacro y Amor Profano

29. Dulcinea’s Honor

30. A Body Bared

31. Decay

32. The Big Idea

33. Transcending What’s Human

34. Neuroplasticity

35. Heading Home

36. Untitled (as of yet)

An Update: One Year Later