Literary Travels: A Year in the World

I am struggling to make my way through the last few chapters of A Year in the World by Frances Mayes that my friend loaned me several months ago. She thought the cover looked "cool" and bought it, but quickly handed it off to me, complaining that she was having to look up every other …

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What I Don’t Know About India

After finally getting around to watching Slumdog Millionaire, I was reminded that my world view is still incredibly limited to the few places I have been. (India not being one of those places.) As an avid reader, I try to stay abreast of both international news stories as well as the fictitious plots of novels set …

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Directionally Challenged

I'm sure there are a lot of words people would use to describe me. In sixth grade, my teacher had us write down a word that described each of our classmates, which she then compiled and handed out to each student. I'm sure she did a little editing, but mine were pretty mild and what …

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