The Top of the Mountain is an allegory of sorts inspired by my frustration at my friends who remain in the Midwest instead of coming out and joining me in the Northwest.

William Hrdina writes Simple Journeys to Odd Destinations.
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William Hrdina was born in Chicago in 1974 and has been recently transplanted to Portland, Oregon where he is very happy with his animal children and his wife.