Walking back to my hotel through the nighttime madness and splendor of the city, I felt the hope that dancing always brings, the hope of not just enduring despair but leaping over it.
Blog Posts about Travel
No Refuge but in Writing
I have been blessed this week by two immersions in the work of Tennessee Williams, a writer I’ve always adored.
Spring Has Sprung
I am fortunate on this visit to find the dampness of New York City a great relief after the deadly dryness and manifold allergies of the Southwest.
The Mysterious Diamond
I loved our tour of architect Luis Barragán’s masterpiece in Mexico City, a great collection of brilliantly-colored walls, streams and pools.
La Casa Azul
Mexico City seems to be a city of women. We are everywhere.
Only Connect
In all countries, in the midst of our confusion and fear, there is nearly always, somewhere to be found, a brief smile.
Chasing Wolves
Is it possible to be free, and also an active member of a community?
A Working River
Life is to be lived, and it is also to be walked.
Camille Claudel Lives Again
In the end, France comes to honoring its extraordinary women
Food—That French Thing…
Dazzling as this food was, it was not as impressive as the army of back-suited, beautiful young men and women who flew between the tables.