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Fallen Monuments, Then and Now

The USSR’s fallen monuments and failed reckoning offer lessons for our own near future.

July 7, 2020 in Essays, Russia, Travel, Writing.

Connections: The Pastry Sharer

How a fellow pastry lover shut down my mini-tantrum with one simple gesture

April 13, 2020 in Essays, Writing.

Connections: The Guyanese Driver’s Retort

How the phrase “I mean well!” was ruined forever by our Uber driver’s flawless retort

April 7, 2020 in Essays, Writing.

Connections: The Sherut Driver

Jerusalem, 1988: A sherut driver’s heroic act of honesty saved this young traveler from a ruined trip.

February 17, 2020 in Essays, Travel, Writing.

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

February 23, 2019 in Essays, Food, Travel, Writing.

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

February 18, 2019 in Books, Essays, Women, Writing.

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.

January 24, 2019 in Essays, Women, Writing.

A Tale of Two Plane Crashes

Hard Times and Not-So-Great Expectations in a Very Dickensian Aircraft Incident

November 24, 2018 in Essays, Flying, Writing.

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