“I’ve been homesick for countries I’ve never been, and longed to be where I couldn’t be.” —John Cheever Living here is a bit like inhabiting a Cheever story. The electricity of summer storms. The audible glee rising up over … Continue reading
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” —Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell While we wait to meet our daughter, I’ve spent time with the meaty novels and collections I’ve been meaning to read. After relying on memoirs of survival this past … Continue reading
Top shelf… to be read. I’ve already shown you the three boxes of books I brought with me to Chile. One was full of my all-time favorite novels and memoirs so that I can always dip back into them for … Continue reading
I think it’s safe to say that Ryan and I have developed an uncanny ability to stay in for the large majority of (dare I say the entire) weekend. I can make a couple of solid excuses for this because … Continue reading