RedShift Magazine

Over the years, RedShift has undergone countless facelifts and changes of direction. It seems to have wandered far from it’s rebellious, disobedient, and avant garde roots to it’s most innocuous incarnation yet: a family-oriented travelogue and adventure magazine. I guess becoming a father has cooled my angst and mellowed my cynicism. Perhaps the world can be all sunshine and rainbows.

If you buy that, I’ve got a big steaming pile that you’ll absolutely love. I’ve simply moved the cynicism and angst to a new home at John Farley’s MisInformation Desk.

Regarding RedShift, I’ve raised this Phoenix once again so T and I could join forces to bring new families articles and tips on traveling with children. This was inspired by our upcoming trip to Hawai’i. As the subtitle of the blog indicates, we will be focusing on adventure travel: camping, hiking, rock climbing, canoeing, skiing, exotic ports-of-call; the real scary stuff that a lot of new parents shy away from. We’ve started this blog/zine to say, “Relax, kids are resilient.” All you need is some planning, preparation, and a sturdy helmet.

We’ll be sharing the duties of taking pictures, writing articles, and changing diapers. We hope to cover safety, gear reviews, long trips without drugs (for the children, of course), and unusual destinations that might lack a cartoon mascot. Feel free to post questions and comments. We may get a forum up and running as well.

For the most part, each article will be an experiment. We’ll report back what worked, what didn’t, what had long-term negative effects on the psyche of our daughter, etc. If you can’t experiment on your children, what is the point of having them?

As usual, I’m rambling, so I’ll sign off here. Subscribe to the blog or keep checking back for updates.