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Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

A pilot’s remarkable tale of survival after B-52s collide at 30,000 feet over a category 5 super typhoon during the outset of the Vietnam War.

2020

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I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

As “Europe’s Most Dangerous Volcano” awakens, Italians shrug

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I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

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Beyond the Scoreboard

Why Maradona is the Patron Saint of Naples

How his ongoing veneration still matters in Southern Italy

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A mural of soccer great Diego Maradona on an alleyway wall near Piazzetta Nilo in the Old Town section of Naples.

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Globetrotters

The Buddhist in Me

I hear the ancient Bristlecone Pines whisper: “All Things Must Pass”

Jul 12

The Sentinels in the Schulman Grove atop the White Mountains of California spindle skyward, appearing to intertwine with the Milky Way. These bristlecone pines were saplings together some 3,500 years ago. The tree on the right died about 500 years ago; the one on the left is still living. (Photo: ©Craig K. Collins)

Jul 12

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The Bread Men of Uzbekistan

Give us this day our daily bread … (and coffee, too)

Jun 5

A white van is stuffed with hundreds of loaves of fresh-baked bread.

Jun 5

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I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

How Social Media Has Transformed This Stunning Greek Isle

Sep 17, 2022

I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

Sep 17, 2022

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Globetrotters

Lounging in Luxury with the Lotus Eaters of Capri

It’s been raining money on this Italian isle since the days of Caesar

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Lounging in Luxury with the Lotus Eaters of Capri

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Full Frame

52 Week Photography Project

September 2024 Edition

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52 Week Photography Project

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Human Parts

My Greatest Day Was Almost My Last

That time I was grazed by the finger of Death

Aug 28

My Greatest Day Was Almost My Last

Aug 28

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Globetrotters

I Carried Out a Vendetta Atop the Cliffs of Bonifacio

The art of exacting revenge beneath the moonlight on the edge of Corsica

Aug 26

I Carried Out a Vendetta Atop the Cliffs of Bonifacio

Aug 26

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Globetrotters

You Don’t have to be a Gazillionaire to Experience the Riches of the Mediterranean

In fact, it’s better if you aren’t

Aug 22

You Don’t have to be a Gazillionaire to Experience the Riches of the Mediterranean

Aug 22

Craig K. Collins

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Author, Photographer, Former Tech Executive. Purveyor of thoughtful, hand-crafted prose. Midair: http://amzn.to/3lGFROD Thunder: http://amzn.to/3oA5wt3

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