Goodbye to all that
The author bids a bittersweet farewell to her "accidental" vocation of Rome tour guide.
John
A Toulouse-Lautrec print brings back sharp memories of a murdered brother.
Resolution
There are times when two languages come together to take your breath away.
Freckled, dazed and exhilarated
Harry Potter was as much a companion as a fictional character. Which makes what he's up to now less interesting.
Give me my heroes
When it comes to 21st-century anxiety, seek refuge in superheroes like modern Madeline and Stone Age Ug.
Crushes of old
A writer's love of Michael Phelps resurfaces just in time for the Rio Summer Olympics.
The chipped arrowhead
A veteran translator appraises her "hardening," otherwise known as maturity.
Fitbit waits
How a gift given in passing became a creation capable even of rekindling a love affair — with a city.
The art of conversating
Two people exchanging ideas can be a joy — unless you happen on an Italian mansplainer.
Shaped by trains
The sound of memory comes in many forms, and sometimes travels the rails.
Lady Gertrude
A doe-eyed guest is one thing. A doe-eyed pregnant pigeon you fall for quite another.