@tswick.bsky.social
Travel writer and essayist, amateur photographer and cartoonist. Native of New Jersey, friend of Poland, defender of Florida, fan of the unsung.
Two years ago this week my memoir Falling into Place appeared. But the read-by date hasn’t passed.
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Two years ago this week my memoir Falling into Place appeared. But the read-by date hasn’t passed.
Not sure why the City of Miami thinks it needs a lot of land for this.
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Not sure why the City of Miami thinks it needs a lot of land for this.
At The Lynx bookstore in Gainesville.
September 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
At The Lynx bookstore in Gainesville.
A quick reminder that I’ll be speaking this Wednesday at 7 pm at the Kosciuszko Foundation in NYC.
September 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A quick reminder that I’ll be speaking this Wednesday at 7 pm at the Kosciuszko Foundation in NYC.
I’m going to be speaking about my memoir “Falling into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer” at the Kosciuszko Foundation in NYC on Sept. 24 at 7 pm.
September 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I’m going to be speaking about my memoir “Falling into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer” at the Kosciuszko Foundation in NYC on Sept. 24 at 7 pm.
My celebration of The Great Railway Bazaar - published 50 years ago - is also an examination of travel writing over the last 75 years. theamericanscholar.org/the-great-am...
August 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My celebration of The Great Railway Bazaar - published 50 years ago - is also an examination of travel writing over the last 75 years. theamericanscholar.org/the-great-am...
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Montreal.
August 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Montreal.
Here in Quebec, it looks as if Trump is meeting with French fries covered in gravy and cheese curds.
August 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here in Quebec, it looks as if Trump is meeting with French fries covered in gravy and cheese curds.
Seeking relief from the heat? My memoir will transport you to winter in northern Greece; Providence, Rhode Island; and - most chillingly - Warsaw, Poland.
July 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Seeking relief from the heat? My memoir will transport you to winter in northern Greece; Providence, Rhode Island; and - most chillingly - Warsaw, Poland.
Went to see the Panthers lift the Stanley Cup at the Elbo Room and on the drive home, listening to an oldies station, heard Connie Francis singing “Where the Boys Are.”
June 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Went to see the Panthers lift the Stanley Cup at the Elbo Room and on the drive home, listening to an oldies station, heard Connie Francis singing “Where the Boys Are.”
The Herald’s story on Broward dining focused on upscale restaurants, omitting the ethnic. In The American Scholar (Winter 2024) I wrote: “Miamians were famous for never crossing the county line, but foodies drove north for our Korean and Vietnamese restaurants.” theamericanscholar.org/florida-man/
June 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Herald’s story on Broward dining focused on upscale restaurants, omitting the ethnic. In The American Scholar (Winter 2024) I wrote: “Miamians were famous for never crossing the county line, but foodies drove north for our Korean and Vietnamese restaurants.” theamericanscholar.org/florida-man/
Buffalo friends: I’m coming to town for Dyngus Day and, two days later, a talk at the Julia Boyer Reinstein Library in Cheektowaga (April 23 at 7 pm).
April 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Buffalo friends: I’m coming to town for Dyngus Day and, two days later, a talk at the Julia Boyer Reinstein Library in Cheektowaga (April 23 at 7 pm).
I hope Rick Steves’ new special about Poland will spark interest in what he justifiably calls “perhaps Europe’s most underrated and surprising country.” But I would, wouldn’t I?
April 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I hope Rick Steves’ new special about Poland will spark interest in what he justifiably calls “perhaps Europe’s most underrated and surprising country.” But I would, wouldn’t I?
