Dear Vagobond Fam, After more than two decades of writing, creating, and wandering under the name Vagobond, the time has come to lay this identity to rest. This isn’t a disappearance—it’s a strategic retreat, a rebrand, and a fresh start. This will be the last post I create here or on the Vagobond site or…
There is one big reason I come back to America. I love my daughter and honestly that’s reason enough. My most recently completed book could easily be labeled roman a clef which roughly translates to fiction where characters and situations are more or less the author’s fantasy or desires from life translated to the page. Novel…
I’m back at the Hotel Villa Fontaine at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. I know this is an airport hotel, but it’s really deserving of praise for many reasons. A short walk when you exit customs and immigration and you reach the hotel without even leaving Terminal 3. It’s not a luxury hotel, though in…
A Very Different and Literal Trip to a Different Reality I’ve traveled the world and explored a great many philosophical and religious experiences/techniques. This was a completely unique experience and one that I recommend to anyone who is able embark upon it – to learn more you can visit https://www.dhamma.org. Read on for some of…
I’ve been steadily working at becoming a better version of myself. There are sometimes setbacks, but in general, I feel like I’m making progress. A lot of that comes from self-understanding. It’s taken me fifty-one years to realistically look at who I am and to stop trying to make myself into someone I am not….
…and just like that, everything has changed again. After four relatively boring years living in the same bland apartment in the same bland Honolulu neighborhood, our landlord decided that the end of the pandemic was the perfect time to end our tenancy so she could remodel and sell. It’s not the first time that this…
In 2012, I wrote a column every Wednesday called What Am I Doing Here? It was an amazing year for me in terms of travel, building my business, and learning how to be a husband and father. I’ve put all 52 weeks into book form below. http://www.vagobond.com/WhatAmIDoingHere2012.pdf What Am I Doing Here? 52 Weeks…