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Pink Rivers: Reading Yōko Ogawa in Cairo
Aya Chalabee
Cairo, Egypt
Pink Rivers: Reading Yōko Ogawa in Cairo
Aya Chalabee
Cairo, Egypt
Aya Chalabee
Cairo, Egypt
So Many Ways to Dance: Reading Raymond Carver in Wilmington
Jamie Tews
Wilmington, NC
So Many Ways to Dance: Reading Raymond Carver in Wilmington
Jamie Tews
Wilmington, NC
Jamie Tews
Wilmington, NC
In Search of Smoky Cafés: Chasing Anaïs Nin in Paris
Lilly Dancyger
Paris, France
In Search of Smoky Cafés: Chasing Anaïs Nin in Paris
Lilly Dancyger
Paris, France
Lilly Dancyger
Paris, France
Roadmap: Listening to Fiona Apple in Santa Maria
Katrina Prow
Santa Maria, California
Roadmap: Listening to Fiona Apple in Santa Maria
Katrina Prow
Santa Maria, California
Katrina Prow
Santa Maria, California
A Miracle for Breakfast: Reading Elizabeth Bishop on Serifos
Jackie Craven
Serifos, Greece
A Miracle for Breakfast: Reading Elizabeth Bishop on Serifos
Jackie Craven
Serifos, Greece
Jackie Craven
Serifos, Greece
Dolores: Listening to The Cranberries in Virginia
Diana Heald
Virginia, U.S.A.
Dolores: Listening to The Cranberries in Virginia
Diana Heald
Virginia, U.S.A.
Diana Heald
Virginia, U.S.A.
Sunflower Children: Listening to Post Malone in Alaska
Meghan Gunn
Tununak, Alaska
Sunflower Children: Listening to Post Malone in Alaska
Meghan Gunn
Tununak, Alaska
Meghan Gunn
Tununak, Alaska
A Mouthful of Sadness: Listening to Vinícius in Bahia
Ruth Knafo Setton
Salvador, Brazil
A Mouthful of Sadness: Listening to Vinícius in Bahia
Ruth Knafo Setton
Salvador, Brazil
Ruth Knafo Setton
Salvador, Brazil
Northern Winds: Reading Tayeb Salih in Sudan
Nanjala Nyabola
Khartoum, Sudan
Northern Winds: Reading Tayeb Salih in Sudan
Nanjala Nyabola
Khartoum, Sudan
Nanjala Nyabola
Khartoum, Sudan
The Art of Delusion: Reading Don Quixote on Jeju Island
Jimin Kang
Jeju Island
The Art of Delusion: Reading Don Quixote on Jeju Island
Jimin Kang
Jeju Island
Jimin Kang
Jeju Island
How Not to Leave the Arctic Circle
Alexander Lumans
Stødi, Norway
How Not to Leave the Arctic Circle
Alexander Lumans
Stødi, Norway
Alexander Lumans
Stødi, Norway
Books in the Attic: On the Weirdness of Reading Harper Lee in Scotland
Ruth Katcher
Aberdeen, Scotland
Books in the Attic: On the Weirdness of Reading Harper Lee in Scotland
Ruth Katcher
Aberdeen, Scotland
Ruth Katcher
Aberdeen, Scotland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Hand-Painted Buses, and Arriving in Kolkata
Liesl Schwabe
Kolkata, India
Jhumpa Lahiri, Hand-Painted Buses, and Arriving in Kolkata
Liesl Schwabe
Kolkata, India
Liesl Schwabe
Kolkata, India
Doozy Miller: The Spoiling of Henry James
Kavita Das
Lucca, Italy
Doozy Miller: The Spoiling of Henry James
Kavita Das
Lucca, Italy
Kavita Das
Lucca, Italy
Waiting for the Harvest in Catalonia
Meg Bernhard
Catalonia, Spain
Waiting for the Harvest in Catalonia
Meg Bernhard
Catalonia, Spain
Meg Bernhard
Catalonia, Spain
On Failure and Beautiful Quiet: Reading Jack Gilbert in Tbilisi
Bethany Marcel
Tbilisi, Georgia
On Failure and Beautiful Quiet: Reading Jack Gilbert in Tbilisi
Bethany Marcel
Tbilisi, Georgia
Bethany Marcel
Tbilisi, Georgia
On Love, Leaving, and Richard Serra
Sophie Haigney
Hudson River Valley, New York
On Love, Leaving, and Richard Serra
Sophie Haigney
Hudson River Valley, New York
Sophie Haigney
Hudson River Valley, New York
Eve Babitz on the Run
Annie Lloyd
New York City
Eve Babitz on the Run
Annie Lloyd
New York City
Annie Lloyd
New York City
Dracula, Runes, and the Midnight Sun
Mina Hamedi
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
Dracula, Runes, and the Midnight Sun
Mina Hamedi
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
Mina Hamedi
Jökulsárlón, Iceland
Exile in Paris: On Revolutionary Letters and Quitting Grad School
Jeanna Kadlec
Paris, France
Exile in Paris: On Revolutionary Letters and Quitting Grad School
Jeanna Kadlec
Paris, France
Jeanna Kadlec
Paris, France
The Wonder Valley Desert of Gram Parsons
Sarah Goodyear
Joshua Tree
The Wonder Valley Desert of Gram Parsons
Sarah Goodyear
Joshua Tree
Sarah Goodyear
Joshua Tree
The Brontë Sisters and the Lonely Moors of Haworth
Chelsea Ennen
Haworth, England
The Brontë Sisters and the Lonely Moors of Haworth
Chelsea Ennen
Haworth, England
Chelsea Ennen
Haworth, England
To Ask a Question of a Tombstone
Rachel Veroff
Storm King Mountain
To Ask a Question of a Tombstone
Rachel Veroff
Storm King Mountain
Rachel Veroff
Storm King Mountain
The Long Commute: From Ancient Scrolls to Modern Screens
Benjamin Harnett
Manhattan, New York
The Long Commute: From Ancient Scrolls to Modern Screens
Benjamin Harnett
Manhattan, New York
Benjamin Harnett
Manhattan, New York
On Joan Didion, California Wildfires, Cryptohackers, and All That
Sophie Haigney
San Francisco, California
On Joan Didion, California Wildfires, Cryptohackers, and All That
Sophie Haigney
San Francisco, California
Sophie Haigney
San Francisco, California

“At the edges of language, caught between here and elsewhere, there is hope that if we look out of the corners of our eyes, we can sometimes catch the metaphors lying round about, hidden in the most ordinary words, in wait for the possibility of surprise.”

—Richard Deming