HeyJaredSpurnpiker's Journal
Writing, photography, and shenanigans from Irv Oslin — journalist, backroads wanderer, and canoe bum. At a crossroads in my life where I'm exploring different genres, venues (as opposed to avenues), and whatever I happen to find.
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Adirondack Dispatches – Part 3 (opens the original)
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For paid subscribers only – I’m sharing previews of columns spawned by my Adirondack adventures in late September. Here’s the latest:In my deformative years, coming of age in the Cleveland counterculture, I came across this quote:“When you’ve been to all the places and the spaces in between, the only place left is in.”It might have been in the Great Swa… Read more
Spurnpiking to Adirondack – Part Two (opens the original)
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The only thing better than a multitool is multiple multitools (opens the original)
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Adirondack Journal (opens the original)
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How do you cope with hearing loss? (opens the original)
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Even if you’re not hearing impaired, as a journalist you should consider doing more text/email interviews. Ideally a mixture of that and in-person exchanges. You can’t beat this approach for accuracy. Besides, given time to reflect and respond, interviewees tend to give more nuanced statements. https://www.ashlandsource.com/2026/09/09/irv-oslin-hear-today-gone-tomorrow/
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