Macondo Magic and Other Blessings
By Suzanne Adam The death of Gabriel García Márquez prompted me to reread his Nobel-winning One Hundred Years of Solitude,“Cien Años de Soledad” in Spanish—the…
Tag: travel literature
Nella Larsen – Discovering Parallels to Nella Larsen
by Sushama Austin Nella Larsen was a Harlem Renaissance novelist, a triumph in a day and age that neither supported her gender nor humanized her…
A Harry Potter State of Mind in Winter Alaska
by Melissa Mapes The afternoon sun, bright but ephemeral, reflected off the snow, giving the expanse of Cook Inlet and the city of Anchorage a…
A Brief History Of Edward Gorey’s Creepy Cape Cod
by David Silon Cape Cod has a history going back four hundred years, that is, if you’re not counting the unwritten history of the Native…
The Real Story Behind Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
By Paul Millward, “A Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” says Fred to Scrooge in the opening pages of A Christmas Carol, beginning the literary…
Who Wrote ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas? A Literary Debate
by Jennifer Ciotta Immersed in the Christmas season and living in New York, I’ve engaged in the typical Big Apple holiday tasks such as viewing…
I Am Providence: The City that Made H.P. Lovecraft
by Robert Anasi I never can be tied to raw new things, For I first saw the light in an old town, Where from my…
Shirley Jackson’s Outsider Perspective of Bennington, Vermont
by Katy Kelleher Leaf season had already peaked and the famous green mountains had faded to a burnished gold. The vibrant, shocking colors of autumn…
Thoreau’s Other Waters: The Concord River
When reading Thoreau for the first time, a reader might assume that the writer is speaking aloud his mind, giving a voice to his innermost…
Choose Your Own Adventure: Bus Trips to Spark Your Wanderlust
By Amanda Festa The idea of the road trip is magic. It is a different kind of travel, about the journey far more than it…