The Pongal’s Over
Before there were blogs, I spent a quarter studying sustainable development in southern India. Many nights involved entertainments of the herbal or alcoholic kind; there...
Book Report: The Orenda
I read Joseph Boyden’s latest book, The Orenda, the same week that it finally became available in the U.S. But I haven’t written about it...
About Time for Victoria, B.C.
After 20 years of living in the Pacific Northwest and saying, “One of these days, I should…” I finally did. I took the clipper to...
Happy Pongal
Before there were blogs, I spent a quarter studying sustainable development in southern India. I maintained an email distribution list of friends who wanted updates...
The Bookslut Gets Surreal
I really do want to offer you dear readers reblogs that are simple, but I must share the posts that I find most interesting. Once again, I...