hitchhiking

In the new novel “Flightless Falcon” debut author James Charles Smith guides readers down I-70 on a nostalgic coming of age adventure. The book delicately portrays the very nuances of American political beliefs during the late 1960s Vietnam War Era.

It started as a far-fetched idea—to hike the entire length of the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline—eventually became a plan. In September 2012,…