Ukraine: What Would Eleanor Do?
She’ll know what to do. About life, about death. About suffering and happiness. Eleanor will know what to do about Ukraine … Read story…Ukraine: What Would Eleanor Do?
Tag: Culture
From Cloudberries to Chanterelles
Reflections on Baltic Tourism and the Helsinki Herring Festival Click here to view the Scholarworks Article feature. The Helsinki Herring
Under the Influence: Gary Snyder
The Practice of Wild Writing … Read story…Under the Influence: Gary Snyder
Lay Claim to Your Own Life: Reading and Writing
Reading and writing are my addictions. I read to escape. I read to go deeper, to focus, to travel. I
Procida: Fantasy Island
Procida at last! Isn’t this what I have come for? Meeting my fantasy friends from the film Il Postino? It
Memoir in Progress
“Tell me the landscape in which you live and I will tell you who you are.” Ortega y Gasset On
Palermo: Cultural City of 2018
When I don’t know what to do first, I just watch people and pick out someone who looks like they
Ischia: Elena Ferrante Goes to Paradise. And so do I, alas.
The next day, a Monday, arrives like a hangover. It is slightly rainy and gray, and everyone is gone. There
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Gritty Naples: Full of life, but watch your wallet
Naples has welcomed American Sailors since time immemorial (at least since World War II) and it still welcomes everyone, that
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Rome: Why travel?
“Do I look like a tourist?” I ask my sweet but sarcastic sister, who just laughs and goes her own
