End of Year Reviews

2022 was one of the most rewarding, creative, and productive periods of my life in recent years. I’ve written end-of-year reviews of my creative work for the past few years. In keeping with tradition, below are my reflections on 2022 and my plans for 2023. Reflections & plans Sabbatical work After two years of delays, I finally had a semester-long sabbatical from teaching. My sabbatical took me to Bolivia and Peru for 30 days, where I did research for my ongoing mountains project and took photos for a photobook project I’m working on....

For the last two years, I’ve published these end-of-year reviews as episodes on the Travel Writing World podcast, but as that podcast and my work continue to evolve, I find it no longer fitting to publish them there. These reflections will now appear on my personal homepage and as a component of my new membership program, ARTIFACT INTERNATIONAL, which I’ll write more about below. I’ll also discuss the growth of Travel Writing World, reflect on what we made in 2021, and offer some notes on where we’re heading in 2022....