AFRICA, PT. 1 – Genesis
When I fall in love with an idea, I commit to it in the most earnest, wide-eyed, teenager-doodling-hearts-in-her-diary sort of way. That is to say – I completely romanticize it until I develop a full-blown crush, and even then, I…
Strangers On A Plane
Before the advent of in-flight internet, I looked at plane travel as an unlikely oasis amidst a maelstrom of never-ending human interaction. Earplugs in, bitchface on, book open…paradise. I secretly relish those flights where the attendants solemnly announce, “Unfortunately, we’re…
![THE DESERT: A Love Story In Three Acts [ACT 2]](http://shawntesalabert.com/_/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Joshua-Tree-0213-arch-150x150.jpg)
THE DESERT: A Love Story In Three Acts [ACT 2]
ACT TWO The Mojave lit a fire; straight away, I knew I wanted to visit Joshua Tree National Park. I needed more of those freaky trees, more of that eerie quiet, more pastel twilight vistas. After spending most of the…
![THE DESERT: A Love Story In Three Acts [Act 1]](http://shawntesalabert.com/_/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/RightDunes2-150x150.jpg)
THE DESERT: A Love Story In Three Acts [Act 1]
PROLOGUE This love story begins with a very full bladder. So full, in fact, that while shooting across Interstate 10 at unconscionable speeds, I began to alternate between crying and hallucinating. Earlier I’d shrugged off the sign somewhere after Phoenix…
