Songs of ancestry, lineage, and the collective human experience
The I’m With Her band has a new album out and it is . . . in a word . . . wonderful.
Author: DJB
Be not afraid
An installment of the Chief Inspector Gamache series is fast-paced, layered, and ultimately satisfying.
From the bookshelf: April 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in April.
We see things as we are
How many memories are there because of misunderstandings or misremembrances?
A classic journey of self-discovery
Reading a classic of the Harlem Renaissance for the first time.
Traveling in order to be moved
We are all part of humanity, and there are reminders all around us.
Observations from . . . April 2025
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during April 2025.
Exploring the Dutch waterways
A light overview of some of the places we visited on our NTT trip to Holland and Belgium
Pausing to think is how we sanctify time
No one leaves the Portuguese Synagogue unmoved.
When a butterfly flaps its wings
In Richard Flanagan’s superb memoir “Experience is but a moment. Making sense of that moment is a life.”
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