Fallen Monuments, Then and Now
The USSR’s fallen monuments and failed reckoning offer lessons for our own near future.
Connections: The Pastry Sharer
How a fellow pastry lover shut down my mini-tantrum with one simple gesture
Connections: The Guyanese Driver’s Retort
How the phrase “I mean well!” was ruined forever by our Uber driver’s flawless retort
Connections: The Sherut Driver
Jerusalem, 1988: A sherut driver’s heroic act of honesty saved this young traveler from a ruined trip.
Why We Travel: Long Live the King, the Durian, and Cambodia’s National Beer
Annals of Memorable Meals: Angkor Beer, rice porridge, durian, and faith in a Kampong Thom town
Writing Other People’s Stories, Part III: Getting Out of the Way
Why telling a story in someone else’s voice is perhaps the biggest challenge of all—and the utmost (terrifying) privilege
Writing Other People’s Stories, Part I: Empathy in First Person
Writing about other people’s lives is an exercise in trust, empathy, self-awareness and humility. We don’t always get it right, but it’s our job to keep trying.
A Tale of Two Plane Crashes
Hard Times and Not-So-Great Expectations in a Very Dickensian Aircraft Incident
The Greenery 