The Freedom of the 3-Day Effect on a Maine Windjammer Cruise on the Angelique
by Francis McGovern All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them. – Leonard Cohen, Suzanne Sometimes you need to get away…
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Chasing Melville Chasing a Whale
By Erin Levens Climbing roses and big puffs of hydrangea accent the houses along the cobblestone streets of Nantucket. An island of weathered buildings with…
One Small Crack by Sherri Harvey
by Sherri Harvey The man on Huntington Dog Beach throwing the ball for his yellow labs only has one useable arm. I watch him out…
Shakespeare & Company: The Story is on the Shelves
By Jack Callahan The windows are dusty in the corners of the grilles, the glass has rippled at the bottoms of the panes, and on…
Queen Mary 2 Interview with Author Joanne Harris
Interview by Jennifer Ciotta; Introduction by Carly Cassano It was a pleasure for Literary Traveler founder, Francis McGovern, and editor-at-large, Jennifer Ciotta, to travel across…
The Juggernaut of Lord Jagganath
It was etymology that drew me there- to Puri, Odisha, to the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagganath. Juggernaut ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt/ noun a huge, powerful, and overwhelming…
Zora Neale Hurston, A Literary Life
By Michelle Potter “It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk.” – Their…
Hemingway in the Snow
Hemingway's tracks in the snow are easy to follow. This was the Hemingway of the 20's. Back from the Great War, Hemingway was still on his way. A repo…
What is Your Personal Legend?
This year we are asking people to write about their “Personal Legend.” Each year I think everyone evaluates their life and their journey a little…
Holden Caulfield in Winter Manhattan
by Jennifer Ciotta, Holden Caulfield generates so much inspirational buzz, he needs no introduction. This immortal character, star of The Catcher in the Rye written by…