Bookish Beaufort
By Suzanne Kamata The first cannonball shot of the American Civil War may have been fired from Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, but the war had its beginnings in…
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Jaclyn Tilks
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Literary Traveler’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
By Jaclyn Tilks If you’re just beginning your holiday shopping or simply need a few extra items to finish off the list, check out this year’s gift ideas for the…
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Katahdin: “The Great Mountain” and Six Witty Wanderers
By Kim Adler “Man is born to die, his works are short-lived. Buildings crumble, monuments decay, wealth vanishes. But Katahdin in all its glory, forever shall remain the mountain of…
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Chasing the Northern Lights: Driving Iceland’s Ring Road (with Gísli the Outlaw)
by Laima Vince Having reached an age where I am no longer needed by anyone, I am free to take to the open road. I am a driver with grit,…
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I have seen Sakhalin
By Judy Dercksen Chekhov’s travels as a young doctor led him to Sakhalin. His description should have put me off any idea of visiting the Russian island: “I have seen…
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Mexico City Muse
By Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera My literary idols brought me to Mexico City last month. While D.F. (short for “Distrito Federal”in Spanish) has always intrigued me, my time here was limited to…
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Touring Colombia with the Ghost of Gabo
By Rebecca Grenham I’d wanted to head to Colombia ever since I finished Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera three years, nine months, and twelve days ago…
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Ghosts, Memories and Lobster Rolls: A Visit to Block Island and the Past.
By Billy Finn We drove about three hours north from New York City, fighting traffic the whole way. It was a humid, cloud-choked morning in mid-July and we sat with…
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Times Have Changed: Down And Out In Paris, 85 Years On
By Jonathan Moore Down And Out In Paris And London, George Orwell’s iconic memoir of his time spent working in Parisian kitchens and living jobless on London’s streets, was first…
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Traveling Through the Land of the Eternal Spring: A Literary Journey
By Mark D. Walker Several of my fellow writers asked why I’m so passionate about Guatemala and its people. The answer is simple: as a young man out of college,…
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