Hermann Hesse’s Glass Bead Game: The Fountain of Inspiration
by Steven Hermans I wake up. Around me birds announce the sunrise. Through the plastic of my little tent I see the outline of the new day painted in thin…
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Chasing A Phantom in San Miguel de Allende: Beat Inspiration Neal Cassady
by Anthony Maulucci The city of San Miguel de Allende is a rock garden built into a chorus of hills and blooming with the vibrant colors of Mexico: ocher, rose,…
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Frances Calderon de la Barca: Life in Mexico
Inka Piegsa-Quischotte For the first time in my life, I was on my way to Mexico. Two things had brought this trip about: a surprise invitation to the wedding of…
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Zelda Fitzgerald: The Roaring ’20s Icon
by Sara Hodon Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was one of the most celebrated figures of the 1920s. Along with her husband, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda epitomized the spirit of the…
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Philip Roth: Goodbye Columbus, Hello Newark
by David Silon I guess I felt a sort of kinship with Philip Roth. Well, vicariously anyway, through my dad. You see he, like Mr. Roth, is from New Jersey…
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Alexander Pushkin, I Loved You Linen Factory
by Maria Kozyreva It was the sixth of June when the greatest Russian poet, Alexander Sergeevitch Pushkin, was born. It is on this very day that ordinary citizens rejoice in…
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Bleak Kaliningrad: Infused with the Happiness of Philosopher Immanuel Kant
by Lisa Piergallini Tightening the protective thickness of my long coat, I began to question whether or not coming here was a good idea. A crisp wind stung my cheeks…
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Twilight Saga: A Modern Fairytale
by Mia Murphy I had the novel in my possession for two weeks before attempting to read it. One day, I decided to see what all the hype was about. …
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Vladimir Nabokov in the Grand Canyon & the Discovery of Butterfly Neonympha
by Lois Kapila “I am driving off to California to-morrow with butterfly-nets, manuscripts and a new set of teeth.” ~Nabokov, from a letter to Edmind Wilson, May 25, 1941 It…
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The Life and Times of Terry Southern: A Texan Gone Hollywood
by Byron Browne “Southern?” she asks, unsure about the word or even what part of speech it may be. “That’s right.” I answer, although I’m losing my patience. It is…
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