Steve Renzi

 

I have been a sports coach, photographer, teacher, sales clerk, ranch hand, and deliverer of lost airline luggage. Father of identical twin boys who eat a lot. I live in northern Delaware and Arizona. I like to write stories about people and places that no one notices or that have been forgotten. I love fire-red sunsets and big old trees.

Steve Renzi's Articles

  • At One With Nature

    Kayaking the Brandywine
    Published on 7/20/09

    My brother Jim and I lift the kayaks from atop his van and carry them over toward the Brandywine. To say that I lack any kayaking experience isn’t entirely true; I have watched a few Arctic kayaking expeditions on The Discovery Channel and consider myself almost an expert. We set the kayaks down on the riverbank and as I walk back to get the paddles, Jim tells me that I can leave the harpoon inside the van. Read More »

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  • Conestoga Wagons

    They settled the west but were born in Pennsylvania
    Published on 6/01/09

    Why do we drive on the righthand side of the road, unlike motorists in most other countries in the world? You can trace this 300-year-old rule of the road to the development of the Conestoga wagon. Read More »

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