Years ago, you were my guru of hitchhiking. I read “Vagabonding in Europe and North Africa”, and “Vagabonding in America”. I hitched 84,000 miles, and considered it a lifestyle more than a way of getting around. I lived in communes for many years (ever hear of Twin Oaks?) before attempting “real” life. Actually, I think you knew a friend of mine from Twin Oaks. Was it Melissa Wenig? (She went by Mikki when she first came to the community.)

Anyway, I’m glad you’re still a vagabond.

I have recently gotten into contributing to Wikipedia. I looked at the article on hitchhiking, and mostly, it sucks. It doesn’t give any sense of the soul of it, why people do it, how it can be more than just a cheap way to travel. When I thought about adding to it, I thought of your books. But then it occurred to me, maybe you’d like to add some material to the Wikipedia article yourself, or write an article on vagabonding?

Happy trails,

Paul

Grandma was Polish and Grandpa was from a town in Prussia that is now in Poland, so I hope to travel there someday to see the old country and do some genealogy.

I am inquiring to see if you have remaining copies of The William Blake Tarot, which I have seen, admired, and wished to own. Dawn Bright told me to contact you directly. Also, wondering if you have read Tracy Chevalier’s absolutely lovely and well-researched fiction, “Burning Bright”, 2007 Penguin Group. It prompted this email. I can contact Tarot Garden but I would like to ask you first, and thank you for remembering and honoring a very great man. Also, love your photo!