When I shared my passing sadness with you last post, Ceri thoughtfully wondered whether the cause might be a “loss of moorings” and the accompanying “inability to plan” while not knowing where or what our…
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I posted this photo on Instagram the other day while taking a reading break from getting the house ready to be photographed for its real estate listing. Have you read (or heard of) Emily St…
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I thought some of you might enjoy this short essay by poet Molly Fisk on Not Reading — and I’m curious to know whether any of you have ever tried going without reading for a challenging…
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Thanks again to Georgia for a post that has whetted my appetite for reading Elana Ferrante’s backlist. I’ve got Ferrante’s Neapolitan books piled up by my desktop computer waiting for me to be home long…
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An article on the Sassi di Matera (the stone homes/cave dwellings in Puglia, Italy) in this weekend’s Globe and Mail Travel section reminded me that I’d just learned about these remarkable buildings and the culture…
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