Jerome Osentowski plucks a ripe fig from a branch and hands it to me. I peel it open and smear the sweet, pulpy mass in my mouth. It’s a sensual experience, made even more decadent because of where I’m standing. This fig tree is growing at 7,200 feet in the Rockies. The Mediterranean is...
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I’m a freelance journalist based in Colorado, where I specialize in writing about the changing American West and travel writing from a shrinking globe. I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to contact me at david.m.frey@comcast.net.








