gemma D. alexander

“Oh, yes, hi, I think we met before.” The attractive Icelandic man was so tall he had to bend down just to shake my hand....

Historically, biographies were the province of Great Men. Only army generals and presidents deserved a biography, and any lesser soul, say a minor aristocrat or...

I forgot to ask his name. Didn’t even realize until after I left town that I didn’t get his name. But I got his story,...

I considered calling this post “What I Did on My Summer Vacation,” or more accurately, “Shameless Self-Promotion.” But since I’m being shameless, I thought, “Titles...

What do you do when a dream comes true at exactly the wrong time? It took two years to save enough money to go to...