Thursday, December 19, 2024

Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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  “What art of waiting is practiced by the mosses, crisped and baking on the summer oak? They curl inward upon themselves, as if suspended i...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories

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       PEN America and the Tompkins Agency for Ukrainian Literature in translation have published this book of short stories. The proceeds...
Sunday, December 1, 2024

100 Bike Rides of a Lifetime by Roff Smith

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      Biking is akin to flying. The simple act of bicycling reminds us to move forward with both excitement and balance.    Bicycles are n...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Interview with T. J. Saddler

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    Choosing a path of authenticity in one’s life sometimes requires a change of careers. It takes courage, tenacity and determination to ch...
Sunday, November 17, 2024

Greek Lessons by Han Kang

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    Soon after learning that Han Kang from South Korea was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, I searched her works. I selected Greek Les...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

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     I needed to take a break from reality on the night of November 6, 2024, so right after dinner I immersed myself in Octavia Butler’s boo...
Monday, November 4, 2024

Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Nathan Emery

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      If somebody calls you a “birdbrain," feel free to take is as a compliment, because the derogatory use of the word “birdbrain” is ...