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Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025

Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025

by Michael Shapiro | May 1, 2025 | Blog, Books, Interviews, Stories

We all feel it, whether we’re 30 or 60 or 90: Time feels like it’s speeding up each year. As the Grateful Dead sing in “The Music Never Stopped” … “Lord the band kept us so busy. We forgot about the time.” Yes, time flies when...
Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024

Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024

by Michael Shapiro | Aug 1, 2024 | Environment, Interviews, Sports, Stories, Travel

I met Kirk Keeler in the mid-90s through friends and though we’ve only seen one another occasionally over the years I’ve been impressed by his spirit and commitment to his goals. He’s a dedicated cyclist (we share that) and a talented...
Journey Toward Everest: Trekking with the son of Tenzing Norgay to Everest Base Camp, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2024

Journey Toward Everest: Trekking with the son of Tenzing Norgay to Everest Base Camp, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2024

by Michael Shapiro | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, Environment, Sports, Stories, Travel

In 2018, my wife Jackie and I had the privilege and pleasure of trekking with Jamling Tenzing to Nepal’s Mustang region near Tibet. In 2023, Jamling invited us to share in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the 1953 ascent of Everest. His father Tenzing...
Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024

Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024

by Michael Shapiro | Feb 14, 2024 | Interviews, Music, Stories

Most stories about Lukas Nelson start with referencing his popular pop, Willie. So when I interviewed Lukas in advance of his Santa Rosa appearance in early 2024, I made a point to ask a series of questions about his own work, then later in the interview I asked a...
River Rights Gone Wrong, California water resources a source of conflict, Sierra magazine, Spring 2023

River Rights Gone Wrong, California water resources a source of conflict, Sierra magazine, Spring 2023

by Michael Shapiro | Mar 19, 2023 | Blog, Environment, Stories

Sierra, the country’s leading environmental magazine, has a front-of-the-book section called Notes from Here and There that’s akin to the New Yorker’s Talk of the Town. It’s an ideal venue for spotlighting personal views on the environment, not...
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  • A conversation with Bridget Crocker, author of the new book, The River’s Daughter
  • A conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author of the new book, Art Above Everything
  • Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025
  • Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024
  • Journey Toward Everest: Trekking with the son of Tenzing Norgay to Everest Base Camp, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2024
  • Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024
  • River Rights Gone Wrong, California water resources a source of conflict, Sierra magazine, Spring 2023

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