The Flash Nites' Archives

“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.”  ― EROL OZAN . . . The biggest blow to Route 66 — 2,448 miles of highways and byways from Chicago to LA — was in the mid-20th [...]

Totally bummed out, we reluctantly climbed back into the van. The place was locked up solid, total bust. Little did we know . . .

“Ah ha, hush that fuss, everybody move to the back of the bus.” ~OutKast Sometimes a little adventure into the frigid winter turns into some Knowledge Dropped. Such was the case when [...]

“Owanka the City of Promise • Near where the Box Elder Flows We hope someday will be famous • Who can tell? Nobody knows.” ~ “Boost for Owanka,” Lottie Gorman CHAPTER TWO It’s an oddly warm late [...]

“Prairie wind the chatter of the corn husks on the old school road” ~Haiku, Michael McClintock CHAPTER ONE It’s Halloween night. Chris and I pull into Mitchell, South Dakota, wrapping up our [...]

“If this isn't Photoshop, then how do you do it?”

We get a lot of questions about our work, but this is the most asked, by a landslide. We answer with [...]

To many, East St. Louis is synonymous with the likes of Detroit, Michigan, and Gary, Indiana. Often the butt of a joke, these midwestern blue-collar cities have reputations that precede [...]

In the vast reaches of rural America lie boarded, abandoned farmsteads and homes - more than one could possibly imagine. How did they get this way? Why are we actively seeking them out?

Did you know there truly is an Enchanted Highway? I like to think that, metaphorically, the highway we travel to escape our ho hum, day-to-day life is enchanted, but there is only one truly by [...]

Being the Americana adventure-seekers we are, we are always looking for a new cross-country road trip full of exploration opportunities. Throw a long full moon weekend into the mix and you'd [...]