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Dispatches of a Nomad #11: Whining about Wine Tastings

Crazy as it seems now, I did not visit wine country in Cape Town until my third visit. In the U.S., culture and marketing around wine…

5d ago

Dispatches of a Nomad #11: Whining about Wine Tastings

5d ago

Dispatches of a Nomad #10: Genesis 1:3 in South Africa

In South Africa, they call forced blackouts “loadshedding.” Orwell himself could not have dreamt of a better word. A snake sheds a skin it…

Feb 2

Dispatches of a Nomad #10: Genesis 1:3 in South Africa

Feb 2

Dispatches of a Nomad #9: Trumpsasana

In February of 2021, my first southern summer in Cape Town, Uber drivers often asked me about Trump. I arrived merely weeks after Biden’s…

Jan 26

Dispatches of a Nomad #9: Trumpsasana

Jan 26

Dispatches of a Nomad # 8: A Way of Life

Flannery O’Connor once wrote, “Where you came from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no…

Jan 19

Dispatches of a Nomad # 8: A Way of Life

Jan 19

A Nomad’s Catalogue

Some Highlights of the Travels of a Nomad

Jul 28, 2024

A Nomad’s Catalogue

Jul 28, 2024

The Earth and the Snowglobe

In river towns, the great floods mark the epochs. In Los Angeles, it’s surely the food trends. Therefore, this story begins at the peak of…

Nov 27, 2023

The Earth and the Snowglobe

Nov 27, 2023

The Paucity of Atomic Habits

Anyone who’s self-employed or an entrepreneur eventually faces the challenge of motivating themselves to grow or improve their business…

Apr 19, 2021

The Paucity of Atomic Habits

Apr 19, 2021

Dispatches of a Nomad, Week Seven: Never Comprehend

South Africa celebrated Human Rights day on the Monday of my seventh week in Cape Town. Though it meant nothing for me and I would have to…

Apr 11, 2021

Dispatches of a Nomad, Week Seven: Never Comprehend

Apr 11, 2021

Dispatches of a Nomad, Week Six: Socialite

For the first six weeks in Cape Town, I felt a supreme sense of superiority. Americans continued to suffer under oppressive lockdown…

Apr 5, 2021

Dispatches of a Nomad, Week Six: Socialite

Apr 5, 2021

Dispatches of a Nomad, Week Five: Shedding

The week began responsibly enough. A black American, Omar brought food to my flat and made dinner. Omar, who has lived for a decade in a…

Mar 28, 2021

Dispatches of a Nomad, Week Five: Shedding

Mar 28, 2021

Hunter St James, IV

Hunter St James, IV

Nomad. Sometimes writer. Sometimes slut. Afrophile. Investor. Art Collector. LGBT. See also: https://twitter.com/HunterStJamesIV

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