A Late Train
When the delay of the trains had eclipsed the time that we were supposed to be arriving in Paris the root cause had been flashing headlines at the bottom of every TV screen for over an hour.
Desert Sanctuary
They had just entered the most beautiful cathedral, and he was asking her to close her eyes.
Racing to the Olympics
"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirits."
~Wilma Rudolph
How to say "no" to a book - Rejecting a Recommendation
Before chucking that TBR book. Ask yourself, why couldn’t I finish this?
Split Identity : A Book Review of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and The Women by Kristin Hannah
Women who try to erase their past, only end up erasing themselves.
Our Darling Girl - A Book Review of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
“She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring.”
~Zelda Fitzgerald
An Unhurried Century : A Book Review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
What do an elephant, a girl, and a stone woman have to do with one another?
The Selkie
A chemical singe tortures her toe, she pulls her foot back up toward land. The water is becoming her enemy.
Another podcast, really?
No matter how intellectual a podcast might be, in between the lines you can always discover a human sharing a story.
Our Most Powerful Story With Guest Author Zhang Ling
“Although we can read about their experiences through books and archive materials, nothing compares with a vivid tale told by a witness or survivor.”
2 Lessons to Learn in 40 Days
Would you like to stop feeling like you are always out of time?
My One Impression of Istanbul
How do you go about finding the perfect book for reading your way across the Turkish countryside?
Wait, she said what?
I loved the way my coworkers’ faces split into glowing smiles when they heard me drop the line.