Oxford’s 2nd Renaissance
By Larry Wells From Wells’ remarks at a panel at the 2021 Virtual Mississippi Book Festival in a panel discussion moderated by John T. Edge and featuring authors Michael Gorra,…
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My Great New England Train Adventure
By Zeenath Khan Friends and family met my decision to travel to Vermont from Manhattan with various degrees of incredulity. ‘How can you stand the idea of being in a…
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La Pulsera (The Bracelet)
By Mark D. Walker My wife and I first met Salvador and Erika, two jewelry artists from Chihuahua, Mexico, in their booth at the 2019 Sedona Art Festival. We were…
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Literary Recipes: Little Women’s Apple Turnovers
By Hannah White “There was a momentary lull, broken by Hannah, who stalked in, laid two hot turnovers on the table, and stalked out again. These turnovers were an institution,…
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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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