POE CASAVANT

Bike the Guadalupe River Trail in San Jose and explore parks, sculptures, gardens, and wetlands. Read exclusively on Weekend Sherpa.

In this odd-couple pairing, the mountains were the least of our problems. Mt Williamson & Mt Tyndall August 24-28, 2019 This was my first...

This is my final post before my debut novel, Wolf Smoke, is released. Reflecting back on the long journey from first draft to a published...

There is nothing that scares me quite like the ocean. Dark, mysterious, and inhospitable to human life; even a casual snorkeling trip can...

My siblings are one of the greatest joys in my life. There are six of us, a ridiculous number that I can only blame on my parents'...

How a Disastrous Climb in Russia Became a Cherished Memory In my many years of climbing, I’ve been (un?)lucky enough to experience a fall...

There are few things my husband and I agree on. He’s the maximalist to my minimalist, the city boy to my crunchy-granola backpacker. For...

There is a common theme in children's entertainment. From Harry Potter to A Wrinkle In Time to the entire Zelda saga, children's media...

A Dose of Motivation for Those Writing a Novel in 2019 We’re officially in Week Two of the new year, that moment when our resolutions...

An interview with science-fiction, horror, and fantasy author, Kristin Jacques. Her latest novel, Ragnarök Unwound, is available January...

Of all the painful, miserable journeys that I’ve embarked on (or aspired to embark on), one of them sticks out as particularly brutal:...

Writing is often a solitary pursuit. It involves months, sometimes years, of research, planning, and plotting. Hunched over our keyboards...

Finding Common Ground in an Odd-Couple Marriage My husband is fancy. Frilly, frivolous, a modern-day dandy, Tom enjoys the finer things...

There are few places that capture the imagination quite like Antarctica. Frozen, uninhabited, and shrouded in darkness for much of the...

One of the most frustrating experiences as a writer is to finally reach the end of a manuscript—that glowing, crowning achievement—only...

Carstensz Pyramid is an odd mountain. For starters, it’s included on the famed 7 Summits list; a collection of the tallest peaks on each...

How a Bike Ride Across America Cured my Writer's Block The hardest part about writing is finding that burst of inspiration that sets a...

Welcome! Since this is my very first blog post, let me introduce myself. My name is Poe Casavant, and I’m the author of the upcoming...