Brian Eckert

Writer. Wanderer. Dreamer. Skeptic. Man.

Tag: Travel Writing

On Nature Walks, Anal Probes, and Shooting Sprees (Or, How I Spent My Summer Vacation)

Men are like Sphinxes: they speak in riddles and kill those who do not answer: “Man”.

Denver to Salt Lake by Bus

Went West with dust of haunted dreams in my blood. Stopped just short of where white caps crash against the sky. In Denver, just to get away, because I have to get away from something, just to kill some time, because I have to kill something.

Close Encounters of the Transgendered Kind

Any man with half a libido and a shred of honesty will admit, if only privately, that he’s put to himself the question of whether he’d get down with a shemale. Tonight, Seth and I face this moment of

Expat Adventures in Neverland

While it’s difficult say when, exactly, one goes from being a Lost Boy of China to a Dirty Old Man of China, it’s easy to tell the difference. One remains a child at heart. The other could very well support child prostitution.

A Speech Contest Day Miracle

Because they are run like businesses, not schools, these academies are primarily interested in producing profits, not proficient English speakers. The result is a legion of young Koreans who dedicated

20.4 Hours in Hong Kong

The people move like clockwork in rhythm with colored lights and ticking hands. The city controls their movements. They are unable to escape its gravity.