J.M. Coetzee’s Warring Cape Town
by Nicholas J. Klenske Perched on the tip of the African Continent, sandwiched between the crash of the Indian Ocean and the roll of the…
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Going Green: The Artists Inn Residence in Washington, D.C.
by Rae Bryant “And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good…
Marfa, Texas: Artist Enclave & Hollywood Oasis
by Bryon Browne Pencils ready- a pop quiz: John Steinbeck is to Salinas, California as Donald Judd is to __________. The correct answer, since the…
Hotel Chelsea: The World’s Most Infamous Writer’s Retreat
by Neil Fitzgerald Henry Miller famously said that most writing is done “away from the typewriter, away from the desk. I’d say it occurs in…
The Odd Couple in Barcelona: Anton Gaudi & Robert Hughes
by Tom McGuire “What is that?” I wondered the first time I saw it. I should have asked the name. I later found it out:…
Sprezzatura in Cinque Terre, The 5 Villages of Effortless Beauty
by Nicole Kennedy The Italians have an expression for art that the English language has still not found an equivalent for: sprezzatura. Sprezzatura is the…
Puccini’s Paradise in Torre del Lago
by Melanie McWilliams “This is Paradise!” Giacomo Puccini exclaimed when first setting eyes on the Torre del Lago – the place which was to inspire…
The Mysterious Affair of Agatha Christie
by Mac Carey It’s a story that even the Queen of Crime couldn’t have come up with: the mysterious disappearance of the most famous writer…
Anne Bradstreet
by Karen M. Kline The name Anne Dudley Bradstreet is not recognized by many. Who was she? Why celebrate her life? Read on, discover the…
Following the Ink: Prosa y Poesia en Castilla y Leon
by Andrea Calabretta Each region of Spain boasts some literary significance, but Castilla y Leon–home to El Cid, Miguel Cervantes, Teresa of Avila, and birthplace…