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…

By Jaclyn Tilks If you’re just beginning your holiday shopping or simply need a few extra items to finish off the list, check out this…

By Kim Adler “Man is born to die, his works are short-lived. Buildings crumble, monuments decay, wealth vanishes. But Katahdin in all its glory, forever…

 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…

By Judy Dercksen Chekhov’s travels as a young doctor led him to Sakhalin. His description should have put me off any idea of visiting the…

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,…

By Rebecca Grenham I’d wanted to head to Colombia ever since I finished Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera three years, nine…

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…

By Jonathan Moore Down And Out In Paris And London, George Orwell’s iconic memoir of his time spent working in Parisian kitchens and living jobless…

By Mark D. Walker Several of my fellow writers asked why I’m so passionate about Guatemala and its people.  The answer is simple: as a…