PD Allen

@pdallen

About

PD Allen lives in a cabin in aremote section of the PorcupineMountainsin Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His cabin is equipped with a hand pump to draw water.Electricity is provided by a bicycle hooked to a small generator.

He spends his days hunting, fishingand foraging. He travels around the UP a great deal, gathering folklore andexploring various mysteries. He also practices shamanism, and can sometimes beseen traveling through the wilderness, flying from treetop to treetop under theinfluence of Amanita Muscaria. Occasionally he assumes the form of a large redfox.

On clear nights when there is afull moon, locals say you can hear him playing his fiddle high up on themountaintops. The Indians say he plays for the little Manitou, which come outto dance and caper.

At least once per week, he travels twenty-five miles on foot to thenearest cybercafé. There he updates his blog — PD Allen: Stories, Rants,& Raves.