Here in the United States, it is sometimes difficult to imagine a life much different than what we have the privilege to live. When we are hungry, we go to…

“Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.” -from “The Princess Bride” – Wesley to Buttercup I…

Recommendation for and also published at GreatNewBooks.org The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kettler I love finding a book that is impossible to put down, especially when it’s fun…

“Prague never lets you go… this dear little mother has sharp claws.” – Franz Kafka (1883-1924), Prague German Jewish author, novelist Prague is the most beautiful city on earth, and…

“The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope that humankind will draw together and that…

“The Theater at Epidaurus is considered one of the purest masterpieces of Greek architecture and dates from the 4th century. The vast site, with its temples and hospital buildings devoted…

Summer set lip to earth’s bosom bare, And left the flushed print in a poppy there. -Francis Thompson Last week, I happened to drive a different road and discovered the…

Captain von Trapp: It’s the dress. You’ll have to put on another one before you meet the children. Maria: But I don’t have another one. When we entered the abbey…

Photography is the beauty of life, captured. – Tara Chisholm Venice In 2003, I received my first SLR camera from my husband as a birthday gift. It was not one…

I became a fan of Eowyn Ivey’s fiction after Jessica Vealitzek recommended The Snow Child at GreatNewBooks.org, which also became a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. When I heard about Ivey’s…