gemma D. alexander

In English we say “busy as a bee,” but in Japanese the industrious insect is the dragonfly. Whatever simile you want to use, I’ve been...

I took this path in Reykjavik’s tiny woods. Has it made all the difference? Poetic turns of phrase aside, sometimes it’s hard to know which...

I don’t know where to start. During the pre-performance lecture and during the performance itself, there were so many things I wanted to say. But...

Sometimes wisdom comes from the strangest places....

There are built in bookcases throughout Gljúfrasteinn, the home of Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness. This library is about the size of a walk-in closet. I...