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Alone & Living In a Pandemic World: A Drifter’s Hold on Mental Health
Drifter, vagabond, nomad, rambler, and the list goes on. People living as I am are called many things. I lay claim to no particular...
thekeithesmith
Nov 29, 20207 min read


Earned Simplicity
“I want to live a simple life.” You’ve heard the phrase, and you may have even said it before, but what does it mean? What is a simple...
thekeithesmith
Nov 2, 20204 min read


Balancing the Mystical and the Material
In her book, Just Kids, Patti Smith penned these beautiful words, “The artist seeks contact with his intuitive sense of the gods, but in...
thekeithesmith
Oct 13, 20203 min read


15 Months In: Writer on the Road
It’s kind of funny. I’m a writer and I’ve written hundreds of thousands of words in the last few years, yet when I sit down to write this...
thekeithesmith
Sep 7, 20206 min read


Being Alive is Still a Good Thing
Driving hundreds of miles allows for plenty of thinking time, and this brief blog shares some of the thoughts that have been on my mind...
thekeithesmith
Aug 24, 20203 min read


For The Love of Words
When I was a young boy, I dreamt of becoming a rock star. Me and friends would act out songs from our favorite bands, each of us...
thekeithesmith
Aug 19, 20203 min read


The Time Has Come: Back On the Road
2020 is more than half over, and there have been more than a few changes in my plans. I drove from west Texas to Kentucky in late...
thekeithesmith
Jul 17, 20205 min read


Pandemic Ponderings
This isn’t a bog post as much as it is a brain dump. I’m sure I’m not the only person with hundreds of thoughts racing through their mind...
thekeithesmith
Apr 14, 20202 min read


Your Life Isn’t On Pause
Most people alive today have never lived though something that impacted the entire planet. But we’re living it now. Businesses and places...
thekeithesmith
Apr 8, 20203 min read


Hope For A Better Tomorrow
So much has changed in a relatively short amount of time. The situation with the coronavirus has brought with it a lot of uncertainty,...
thekeithesmith
Mar 18, 20203 min read


The First Writers Arise Meetup!
Saturday, February 22 was the first ever Writers Arise meetup! There were nine writers in attendance and it couldn’t have gone better....
thekeithesmith
Feb 24, 20202 min read


Encounters With Strangers
I have a fondness for strangers, and people I meet in passing. You might even say I’m attracted to them. Perhaps it’s the mystery of the...
thekeithesmith
Feb 16, 20204 min read


I Had To Make A Change
I became a nomad writer. Some wondered if I had a sudden windfall of money, but that wasn’t the case. When I left home I had saved enough...
thekeithesmith
Feb 14, 20202 min read


The Writer’s Lifestyle: Real or Fantasy?
The fact that you’re reading this probably means that you’re either a writer, or are interested in being one. Either way, I’m glad you’re...
thekeithesmith
Nov 12, 20199 min read


Nothing But Hope, and That’s Enough
“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope” ~ Martin Luther King If I’ve learned anything over the last few years, and...
thekeithesmith
Nov 5, 20195 min read


Until You Know Your Limits, You’ll Never Exceed Them
You have limitations. It isn’t often you read a blog post that is intended to encourage and inspire, yet starts off telling you that you...
thekeithesmith
Sep 22, 20193 min read


“Do Not Sway My Sweet, Sweet Soul…”
Since leaving my Kentucky home in June of this year, I have driven a little over 5,000 miles. I have been through at least six states,...
thekeithesmith
Aug 23, 20193 min read


3 Life Lessons I Learned In The Mountains
I have been living on the road for nearly three months now. I left my home state of Kentucky back in June. Since then I have been through...
thekeithesmith
Aug 21, 20193 min read


3 Things I’ve Learned Living On the Road
I am a little more than two months in to my life on the road. When I left my home in Kentucky on June 1st of this year, I was as prepared...
thekeithesmith
Aug 11, 20194 min read


I Walked Away From “Normal” to Pursue My Dreams: A Writer’s Journey
I’m happy that this blog is alive once again. I am on the road, and moving around a lot, so I am working on getting used to posting here...
thekeithesmith
Jul 4, 20194 min read
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