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It's only fitting that Canadian author Margaret Atwood chose the sacrosanct British Museum as a venue to present "The Testaments" (Chatto & Windus, 2019), [...]
Letting sleeping figs lie
Over the years I've had an antidote to the garden sparseness that comes over southern France in November. My secret to being prepared was [...]
An amateur scientist named Poe
The name Edgar Allan Poe epitomizes Gothic tales of fantasy, terror, murder, and mystery. Poe, who died 170 years ago in mid-October, made a [...]
Measly little people
Occasionally an incident you read about in passing leaves a lasting impression. One such event occurred late last year in Kansas City, Missouri. The [...]
The local mind
Early into what would become a lengthy Rome sojourn I asked a man standing alone at a bus [...]
A personal lexicon
The detail that seemed to most often excite my friends when I told them I'd once lived in [...]
A genuine home
An acquaintance recently approached me on the street. Looking flustered and exhausted, she told me she'd had enough [...]
A note from the late Krissy perf.
Hey guys! My name is Krissy, and I’d like to welcome you to The Lodge, this wooden cabin [...]
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The local mind
Early into what would become a lengthy Rome sojourn I asked a man standing alone at a bus stop for [...]
The kisses left behind
Columnist Henry Bennett regards Paris as unqique in the way it induces a sense of belonging and brings back memories.
Back to Gilead
It's only fitting that Canadian author Margaret Atwood chose the sacrosanct British Museum as a venue to present "The Testaments" [...]
Letting sleeping figs lie
Over the years I've had an antidote to the garden sparseness that comes over southern France in November. My secret [...]
An amateur scientist named Poe
The name Edgar Allan Poe epitomizes Gothic tales of fantasy, terror, murder, and mystery. Poe, who died 170 years ago [...]
A personal lexicon
The detail that seemed to most often excite my friends when I told them I'd once lived in Italy was [...]
Measly little people
Occasionally an incident you read about in passing leaves a lasting impression. One such event occurred late last year in [...]
A genuine home
An acquaintance recently approached me on the street. Looking flustered and exhausted, she told me she'd had enough of New [...]