With his country seemingly crumbling around him, Scott F. Parker sets off to the northeastern corner of Oregon for a week of solitude, where he will hike, paddle, and reflect on the imminent birth of his son. A companion to his earlier book Being on the Oregon Coast, Time Again reveals Parker's thoughts about life, meaning, and, above all, fatherhood as they evolve in more playful directions. Guided by Zhuangzi and Bob Dylan, Parker balances this essay on the thin line of being.

Scott F. Parker is the author of several books, including Being on the Oregon Coast and A Way Home: Oregon Essays, as well as the editor of Conversations with Ken Kesey and Conversations with Joan Didion. He teaches writing at Montana State University and is the nonfiction editor for Kelson Books.