The Lost Years: John Muir in Canada, 1864-66
by Ken Haigh The year is 1864. It is late May or early June and we are standing in the midst of a vast tamarack and cedar swamp somewhere in…
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Jamaica Kincaid and Annie John: A Childhood Cut Short
by Jennifer Ciotta I acquired the unique opportunity to study abroad in the West Indies, specifically Barbados, in 1999. Besides bestowing me with the “travel bug” for life, I received a…
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St. John’s, Lucy, My Brother
By Jennifer Ciotta Jamaica Kincaid was born Elaine Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949 in the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, which is called St. John’s. Antigua and Barbuda are…
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Finding James Joyce – A visit to James Joyce’s Grave
by Jennifer Eisenlau If you love the works of James Joyce, then you must go, as odd as it sounds, to Switzerland. Ulysses, the great novel that changed the shape…
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The Helen of the West Indies: Derek Walcott’s St. Lucia
by Gaurav Shah I, with legs crossed along the daylight, watch The variegated fists of clouds that gather over The uncouth features of this, my prone island. The prone island…
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Anne Frank, Her Life in Letters
by Claudia Clemente I first encountered Anne Frank by reading her diary, when I, like her, was a voracious adolescent reader dreaming of future careers and loves. Years later, as…
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E. B. White: A Shy Man Fond of Creatures
by Deborah Straw Like many other famous writers, E.B. White (1899-1985) was a shy man. He avoided most parties and public appearances. He didn’t want people to find him or…
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Zora’s Immortal South
by Alexandra W. Pecci Eatonville, Florida has one main street, with dusty sidewalks, drooping Spanish moss, and sad, tin-roofed houses of faded stucco. Blink and you may miss it: the total…
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Conjuring Yeats
by Wendy Hawkin If you are searching for signs of fairies, jet to Ireland, and follow the western trail of poet and mystic W.B. Yeats, as I did with my…
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Rosslyn Chapel
by Kate Lau Though I had held my breath through nearly all of Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, it was admittedly strange that I held my breath as I stepped…
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