“Here” and “Somewhere Else”

I've been thinking a lot about war lately. Currently it's because I'm in Croatia, a place that was devastated by civil war during my lifetime (more about that later), but generally it's because of the horrible things my government has been attempting to, and sometimes succeeding in doing. I've always been kind of a pacifist. … Continue reading “Here” and “Somewhere Else”

unintended red-eye

I am fittingly writing this first post from a plane, where I am trying desperately to keep myself from the patch of severe turbulence we are currently experiencing. I. hate. turbulence. Apparently this particular hatred has nearly superseded my fear of interacting with strangers, because I have been strongly considering asking the man sitting next … Continue reading unintended red-eye