Ken IlgunasDec 28, 2014The best books syllabusMore and more, it's becoming a struggle to find a book worth reading. The classics no longer seem relevant to my life. Contemporary...
Ken IlgunasDec 20, 2014The best books I read in 2014I spent about the first quarter of 2014 researching books on the Great Plains—many of which were great, but few of which would interest...
Ken IlgunasNov 17, 2014The Art of Keeping WarmI wondered: What is the lowest indoor temperature I could comfortably live with on a permanent basis? I wondered this because, for the...
Ken IlgunasNov 11, 2014Book Recommendation: “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate” by Naomi KleinClimate change fascinates me like nothing else. It is the defining story of the 21st Century. Glaciers are melting, oceans are rising,...
Ken IlgunasJul 23, 2014On not bloggingThere’s nothing more pitiful than a dead blog. The most pitiful are those that die as soon as they are born. If I had to guess, these...
Ken IlgunasJul 6, 2014The last rideSo I decided to move to Nebraska. I’ve been working on Trespassing across America for ages, and I always knew I had to return to the...
Ken IlgunasJun 23, 2014IrelandAfter the Wigtown Book Festival in Scotland and a family reunion dinner, I got a ride with a local woman from Wigtown who trafficked me...
