The Wide Open Spaces

Filed under: On The Road, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Rotary Park - Wentzville, MO
I’m parked near the treeline near the front gate of the Festival. My little propane stove is off to my right and I’m typing sitting in a chair set up just behind my truck. The tailgate is up and my pile of pillows and sheepskins is to my left, ready to […]

Tattoo

Filed under: On The Road, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Riverbend Campground - Pigeon Forge, TN
I have a lovely new tattoo on my left arm. I’ve been swallowing swords for going on 5 years now and had yet to have a sword tattooed on me, so we looked along the strip for a shop to handle my request.
The first shop we stepped into was shiny […]

Bravely Touring

Filed under: On The Road, Swordswallowers In General by Alexander

Touring certainly agrees with me. And I am reminded of this with every turn of the tires on blacktop, bridge I cross or go under, every telephone pole I see reflected in the shiny curves of the Airstream behind me.
But touring means stepping into a very different way of living; embracing new freedoms– exchanging […]

Arrival

Filed under: On The Road, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Springfield, OH - George Rogers Clark Park
One of the very first things I remember after the first day on the road is how much I love high-pressure showers. Not that we lack a shower, but our water needs to be used sparingly. Still, I’m in line for a nice washing tonight, no ifs ands or […]

Sword swallowers prepare …

Filed under: Props & Tools, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Getting ready to go on the road is no small amount of work, especially with members of the family who are under the weather and a new addition in the form of a polydactyl cat. We’re managing, trying to keep on top of things while stressed to the brows.
We’re generally pretty good at that sort […]

 

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