September Issue
How one man defied cancer, traveled the globe, and learned to listen to his spirit guides
Interview by Aaron Kenedi
In the early 2000s Jefre Outlaw was living a single, free-wheeling, and financially rewarding life in Austin, Texas. Making a great living in tech and real estate, with all the trappings of wealth to show for it, including a 5000 square-foot mansion, a boat, and two Range Rovers (“one for me and one for the girlfriend du jour.”) But in 2004, at the age of 43, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which, after chemotherapy, went into remission. Then he was diagnosed again in 2009, this time the prognosis was terminal. After a risky but ostensibly successful stem cell transplant, he sold everything, threw his few remaining items into a tiny home, and traveled the world. At 48, the remarkable adventures of Jefre Outlaw were only just beginning. Read More
Ukrainian resistance and defiance shine through war-time street art
By Liz Cookman
For most of 2023, my bedroom window looked out onto a 30-foot-tall, blue-gray mural of the heroic Ghost of Kyiv. Word of the flying ace’s exploits spread like wildfire in the days after Russia’s late February 2022 invasion. He was said to have downed six Russian aircraft as enemy forces attempted to take the capital. Read More
On a hike in rural Egypt, a teenager gains some valuable perspective
By Tiphini Axtell
One evening late last year, my husband, our three teen children and I found ourselves trudging up a mountain of sand in remote Egypt led by a local man named Fahmi. If I hadn’t been there to see it all happen, I might’ve wondered, how did we get here? Read More
One woman’s watery journey of self discovery and letting go
By Ekin Balcıoğlu
When I was around seven years old, my parents took me to the thermal pools of Pamukkale, a four-hour drive inland from our coastal hometown of Izmir. I remember being vaguely excited about the trip, but unsure what to expect. I loved the sea, but this place, as they’d described it to me, sounded completely different from the enchanting azure of the Aegean. Read More
The split-second eternity of running with the bulls
By Michael K. Cobb
I swear that big bull had me in his sights. Horns squared, nostrils flared, he was headed straight for me, and not taking his time about it. For an unbearably long half-second on the morning of Friday the 13th in Pamplona, Spain, I wondered if I’d see my wife and kids again. Read More
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