North & South

MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS

IN AMERICA, many people introduced themselves thus: “Hi, I’m Bob. I didn’t vote for Trump.” I met them in Albuquerque, Lake Tahoe and Maine: Trump deniers, every one.

In Chaco Canyon, New Mexico on a meditative retreat, I walked in 40°C heat with my bedroll and a mountain lion’s footprint imprinted in my head. I had seen the photo at the ranger station

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