Shake Some Dust: an American Expatriate Traveling in America

What do you know about life on the road?  There are plenty of resources out there which are part of the culture. In this episode I talk about my recent visit to the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Bob Wells, and Homes on Wheels.  Check out my affiliates!Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.comAffiliate LinksCheck out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

Back in the Arizona desert at my spot in Quartzsite. I talk about some Christmas presents I got for the bus to make life easier, I talk about my need to be around people, and some decisions I have made for 2024.  Happy New Year!Check out my storefront for useful items I've been using on the road.  Check out the Canyon Coolers 30L MuleThe GasOne dual fuel cookstoveand the Fish tank pump! Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

Craggy Wash near Lake Havasu City starts to get crowded and after a week, I decide my neighbors are a lot of drama and sucking my will to live. If you are sick of your neighbors, check out my affiliate partner, Booking.com.  Use this link to book your next adventure.  https://booking.tp.st/nSYcxk6PSupport the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

In this episode I ramble from finish to start about different places I've been in the Arizona desert.  It's not really worth your time to listen to.  Unless you've had insomnia, then it should do the trick.  Also, Merry Christmas!Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

In this episode I tackle the questions about how to keep yourself fed on the road without going broke or becoming morbidly obese.  I also complain about California and also fast food.  Here's the link where you can find my dual fuel cookstove and Canyon cooler mentioned in the show. https://wayward.com/shakesomedustSupport the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

After a bit of a hiatus, I return with a new branding on the old podcast to work with my new life.  I've seen things out on the road you people wouldn't believe.  I believe I'm watching the American Dream unravel and most of us are too busy staring at our phones to see it.  Social media, the media media, and consumerism are a nice distraction from watching it all crumble.  It's hard to miss when you are standing on the outside looking in.My journey into vanlife, traveling the USA in my skoolie with my dog, and being forced to reassess my priorities has given me a different outlook on what is happening in America.  No longer stuck in a house with a roof and four walls, I am seeing all sorts of different things as I move from place to place, traveling solo, and putting down my thoughts about the whole thing.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

In this episode, late night ponderings outside of the realm of internet connectivity lead me to asking the deep questions.  Am I becoming a hermit?  Do I even care?  What deeper conspiracy is afoot where we can't go through 48 hours without the internet before experiencing withdrawal symptoms.  Listen to me ramble in the dark here.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

The first day out on the road started with some tough goodbyes and nearly ended in disaster.  Follow my misadventures as I attempt to live on the road in a converted schoolbus.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

New changes to my life are coming and this is where I talk about what's happening.  Nearly three years in the ancestral family home has come to an end.  What's next?  Living on the road in a converted schoolbus.  Right now I'm dealing with the learning curve of how to make this happen and ready to leave my old life behind.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

The idea of being a pro in a creative field can be scary.  This was my first tax season with the training wheels off and I survived.  Here I talk about the mindset I have had in making that first big step. Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

Have you ever hit a stumbling block in your creative process because you think you are an imposter and everyone is going to figure it out and hate you?  Yeah, me either.  Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

One day while meeting friends for coffee, the barista annoyed the hell out of me.  He told me he was more of a "freelance writer".  In this episode, I explain why he was wrong.  Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

Sometimes to get a better appreciation for where we are from, we have to leave that place at look at it from another point of view.  Of course we also run the risk of seeing so many flaws we have gotten used to.  Get your passport.  See the world.  See where you come from too.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

Bad weather is doing what it can to keep me at home, but sometimes it's hard to even get started. This time I talk about how to get over that BS you keep telling yourself that just keeps holding you backSupport the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

On the search for the perfect cable-knit sweater, I visit the world famous Cliffs of Moher, eat delicious food, and narrowly escape shenanigans at the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival.  Part of my series on my travels in Ireland, it's good to think back on those days as the weather outside is terrible up in the Colorado mountains.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

The weather outside is more than frightful, it's godawful.  With temperatures well below zero and the holidays upon us, I take time to think outloud and try to focus on something better for the upcoming year.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

What is the difference between a first draft and a third draft?  Editing is a lot more than grammar and spelling. It's a way to craft the story and use language to give a story texture. Here I share two versions of the same scene to show the difference.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

I discuss a brief overview of the last 100 years of American literature, its decline, and now the rise of the machines which are putting freelancers out of work who get their income for writing for content mills.  I'm probably wrong, but it's food for thought.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

In this episode I talk about having a long memory and why that is important in the creative process.  I also explore the idea of the stories choosing the best person for the job, regardless of what we tell ourselves.Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...

In this episode, I talk about working on the book, bracing myself for life changes, and the possibility of becoming homeless.  Support the showVisit my blog at www.shake-some-dust.com Affiliate Links Check out the link for Origin, which made a damn fine pair of boots for my travels. Use the code HARRIS10 for 10% off your total purchase. I've been wearing mine for nearly 4 years and they are still taking me where I need to go.Use this link for Osprey, who made my day pack and backpack that I haul my life around in when I am solo traveling. Guaranteed for life, I wouldn't have any other pack.Want to have an adventure all your own? It all starts with Booking.com. Book flights, trips, and lodging accommodations with this link to Booking.comFor my van life adventures, you'll want to check out my storefront on Wayward. From cookstoves to solar systems, these are items you won't want to live without as you make your journey on the road.Another way you can Support the show is to BuyMeACoffee. Donations are appre...