What We Learned from Sam-I-am
By Kristen Hogan Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham. It’s hot in the canoe. Sweltering hot like butter…
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Exploring the Literary South: 5 Texas Destinations for the Literary Traveler
By Hannah White I grew up spending summers in the Piney Woods of deep East Texas with my late father’s family. Texas was his home before he moved up north…
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Kayaking with North Country Kayak
By Francis McGovern “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” — William Shakespeare The Long Pond Day Use Area is about twenty five minutes deep into the White…
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Three Truths for Teaching Writing
By Kelsey Liebenson-Morse The 2020-2021 school year concluded my seventh year of teaching. In many cultures and religions, seven is an important number. In fact, some say it represents physical…
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Literary Recipes: The Charlotte Russe
By Hannah White Invented by Chef Antonin Carême in the early nineteenth century, charlotte russe is a beautiful trifle cake-like dessert that typically consists of layers of sponge cake, bavarian…
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Duende and The Spanish Horse
By Sue Maccia So it’s several months before Covid-19 spreads over the world like the Reaper’s cloak. A stateside friend calls and proposes we meet up and take a trip.…
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Embarking on Jane Austen’s Trail: A Reader’s and Writer’s Perspective
By Marlene Georges and Hayley Brady Have you ever wondered about the world that inspired Jane Austen? How did she develop sophisticated characters like Emma and Mr. Darcy, detailed settings…
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A Trip to Boston’s Literary District: Visiting Louisa May Alcott’s Beacon Hill Haunts
By Hannah White Boston is a city rich in literary history that many famous writers including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry James, and Henry David Thoreau once called home. But as…
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Call Me By Your Name Literary Travel Guide
By Hannah White One of my favorite summer films of all time, Call Me by Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on the 2007 novel of the…
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The Eyes of the Goddess
By Ruth Knafo Setton My first sighting of the goddess, Yemanja, is of a wooden mermaid at the Museu Afro-Brasileira in Pelourinho, the central square of Salvador, the capital…
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