In the early 1970s Magellan and I bought a print of Emily Carr’s “Haida Totems.” Its presence followed us through a succession of homes, creating
Conehead, Rove-Inn’s most remote (and perhaps most memorable) camp spot. On Rennell Sound, Haida Gwaii, the only point on the west coast of Graham Island
One of the joys of travelling, for me, is discovering the literature of foreign authors. Like Norway’s Cora Sandel. “She has a place to herself
“I’m stranded here,” my mother said when I called her one evening last week. An eye infection in her good eye has left mom totally
Stykkishólmur, Stokkseyri, Stöðvarfjörður, all names of Icelandic places starting with “St.” Like an English adjective applicable to me. Planning our trip to Iceland, I stupidly screwed
Magellan and I have been watching the TV series The Bear, the name chef Carmen Berzatto (Bear-Zatto) gives to the family restaurant he’s revamping in
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