I drove through the sunrise this morning, from the dark of night to the full of the daylight. It was the first complete sunrise that I've seen since the one-month wonder that marks the morning at the South Pole. There's magic in the subtle changes that exist in the hours of twilight and dawn. Even though it hurts more these days to stay up, the reward of sunrise at the tail of an all-nighter is still worth it.

From the in-between (grabbing wireless and breakfast in Kearney, NE), here's another article I had published in In The Fray: Six Short Hours

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The first of two articles was published in the Mankato Free Press today - here is the link:

Blue Earth man finds job, home at South Pole

It's a trip getting published - a combination of thrill and wariness. They are my words that you read but my words as altered by a final round with an editor I don't know. There's much to learn in this process and a great deal of ownership to let go of in order to be satisfied.

As an editor friend of mine put it - I decide what words to put my name to but the editor decides what words to put in the publication.

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On a note that finally contains a decent excuse for not writing here, I've just been published. If you're in the mood to peruse a few words on Antarctica, go visit inthefray.org. It's an online magazine with bent toward sharing unique experiences and acting in the mind of social change. You can find the article here. In companion to the article is a series of incredible photographs by Calee.

Also, barring any unforeseen issues in the editing process, I'll have two articles published in the Mankato Free Press newspaper on October 12, and 19 - both Sundays.

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