Shake Some Dust: an American Expatriate Traveling in America

Shake Some Dust: an American Expatriate Traveling in America

Clinton Harris is a writer traveling in a skoolie with his yellow lab, Penny. clintonharris.substack.com

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May 8, 2025 26 mins

With the big story written and turned in, I’ve been going through some creative withdrawals and feeling a little lost. I find myself in the pine forests of Montana and historical 19th Century towns. Here I have gotten a chance to get my bearings again and ask questions about why I’m doing this and what comes next. Enjoy!

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This episode talks about what I’ve been up to for the last six or seven months. Jeez…has it been that long? Anyway, there’s “likes” and “Ums” and lots of things about why I really got sick of being in the desert. Enjoy.

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In this episode I talk about what I learned from a Town Hall meeting in Walden, CO where Sen. John Hickenlooper was the guest speaker and answered questions the locals had for him. One surprising thing about all of it was how little the Wolf debate entered the conversation, except to exemplify the rift between rural and urban, and how the will of the Cities is dictating the lives of the people in rural areas.

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July 23, 2024 45 mins

In this episode I get caught up about my experiences on the road since February. I talk about being stranded in California, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hitchhikers, and the Road back to Civilization.

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January 20, 2024 32 mins

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. 

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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 Mule
The GasOne dual fuel cookstove
and the Fish tank pump!
 

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December 31, 2023 29 mins

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. 

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December 24, 2023 39 mins

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!

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December 18, 2023 39 mins

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. 

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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...

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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.

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September 14, 2023 33 mins

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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.  

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January 28, 2023 23 mins

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.  

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January 7, 2023 20 mins

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.

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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 back

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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.

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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.

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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 purch...

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