A Literary Journey to Fireland: Tierra del Fuego
By Adam Freedman Now that virtually every inch of the planet has been charted and tamed, some part of our collective psyche has become bored.…
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Nella Larsen – Discovering Parallels to Nella Larsen
by Sushama Austin Nella Larsen was a Harlem Renaissance novelist, a triumph in a day and age that neither supported her gender nor humanized her…
Child of Indianapolis: Rediscovering my hometown through Kurt Vonnegut and Cat’s Cradle
by Katherine Mclaughlin I’m from Indianapolis, but when I turned 18 I moved away. I wanted to attend college and study writing in the most…
Make Your Own Fantasy Island at Adventure Suites While Staying in the Haunted Castle
by Francis McGovern I remember when I was young and growing up in the seventies, we watched TV mostly with the family. Back then there…
Visiting the “Castle of Light” during the darkest month of the year: An adventure to the National Library of Latvia
You may splinter us, you may break us We’ll reach the horizon, where the sun rises! – from Broken Pines by Rainis by Jaclyn Tilks…
Relax, Energize and Inspire your Creative Side with a stay at San Miguel de Allende’s Casa Delphine
by Antoinette Weil Photo by Antoinette Weil Somewhere in between three and four hours north of Mexico City’s traffic-filled roads and people-filled squares, sits San…
Lord, I Can’t Be Afraid of No Dog
By Tzivia Gover The airport shuttle bounced through the colorful crowded streets of el centro, then wended its way into a scruffy desert neighborhood—and my…
In the Wake of Giants and The Sea of Cortez
by Cyndie Zikmund When John Steinbeck launched a boat expedition in March of 1940 with the purpose of cataloging creatures living in the Sea of…
War Games and Winter in Finland’s Lapland: Arto Paasilinna’s The Year of the Hare
by Toma Kavonius Reading Arto Paasilinna’s The Year of the Hare once again made me yearn for a proper Finnish winter. I have always relished…
Sylvia Plath and Winthrop-By-The-Sea
By Jeffery Round During her early years, Sylvia Plath lived in a number of places in Massachusetts. Of her youthful residences, none is more bleakly picturesque…