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We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine and a 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of 1997 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 28 years--we're recycling. I've published 3 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), THE O'BRIENS (2012), and CARRY ME (2016). Also 2 short story collections: NIGHT DRIVING(1987) and TRAVELLING LIGHT (2013). More of my literary life is at www.peterbehrens.org I was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13. I'm an adjunct professor at Colorado College and in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. In 2015-16 I was a Fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Autoliterate office is in Car Talk Plaza in Harvard Square, 2 floors above Dewey Cheatem & Howe. SUBSCRIBE TO THE AUTOLITERATE DAILY EMAIL by hitting the button to the right.

Monday, August 17, 2015

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

I like maps, all kinds. Especially road maps. Always have. Charts, too. In the last few years I've been collecting all sorts of atlases, which are usually giveaways from library book sales. No one wants them anymore. 
The best roadmap for New England/Northeast/Quebec/ Maritimes, my heartland, is from Switzerland: Hallwag's Map #4. I first saw it on the wall at the Charlton Rest Stop on the Mass Pike.
It's clear and beautiful and presents the road net in a way that makes sense and is easy to read.
My favorite chart? That's easy. Stonington to Mount Desert Island I use it every day.
Because the rocks move, I swear they do.

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