An Impromptu Stop at the Edge of the World, Finisterre: Memory, Momentum & The Mystic
By Liz Gallagher Memory’s Unruly Nature Deborah Levy’s quote on memory struck a chord in me: “As much as I try to make the past…
Category: Travel
Aoshima 青島: Cat Island
By Amber Lee Nearing my fifth decade, I’m still uncertain if I’m driven by fear or hope, avoiding or seeking. I only know if you…
Kon-Tiki and The Surfers of Peru
by Abby Maley I gazed at my father’s extensive book collection as I finished the last of my preparations. An avid reader, adventurer, and endlessly…
Get to Know the Nantucket Book Festival
We all know that the summer music festival season is upon us. Coachella, Lalapalooza, Governor’s Ball, Boston Calling…the list goes on and on. But one…
Bookish Beaufort
By Suzanne Kamata The first cannonball shot of the American Civil War may have been fired from Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, but the…
Chasing the Northern Lights: Driving Iceland’s Ring Road (with Gísli the Outlaw)
by Laima Vince Having reached an age where I am no longer needed by anyone, I am free to take to the open road. I…
Falling for New Hampshire: Oktoberfest at Purity Spring Resort
by Francis and Linda McGovern Are you one of the people that loves fall and can’t wait for it to begin? Do you want to…
Mexico City Muse
By Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera My literary idols brought me to Mexico City last month. While D.F. (short for “Distrito Federal” in Spanish) has always intrigued me,…
Ghosts, Memories and Lobster Rolls: A Visit to Block Island and the Past.
By Billy Finn We drove about three hours north from New York City, fighting traffic the whole way. It was a humid, cloud-choked morning in…
The Feeling of Moher
By Savannah Barrow In The Symbolism of Poetry, W.B. Yeats writes: “All sounds, all colours, all forms, either because of their pre-ordained energies or because…