Nicosia and Cyprus: « The Island of Missing Trees » by Elif Shafak : When planning my trip to Cyprus in December, I was hoping to escape the gray skies of late fall and enjoy some Mediterranean sunshine before winter sets in. I was Continue Reading →
Brussels: 33, Place Brugmann by Alice Austen : On the display shelf of my favorite bookstore, the title jumped out at me. 33, Place Brugmann. I could see the tram 18 (or 92) that took my cousin, my Continue Reading →
Theater: The Years (Les Années) » by Annie Ernaux at the Harold Pinter Theater in London : It’s difficult for a man to understand women. No, I don’t want to repeat the old clichés that portray them as mysterious or inaccessible. It’s simpler than that: it’s not Continue Reading →
Recife, Olinda and Pernambuco, Brazil: « The Seamstress » by Frances de Pontes Peebles : We had just arrived from the airport and had entered the address of our hotel in Olinda, the former capital of the state of Pernambuco, into Uber. We had crossed Continue Reading →

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