A history of conflict
By Christine Holbert Reader Contributor I recently spent six weeks in Ukraine, visiting family, traveling and promoting the new Lost Horse Press Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series at the Lviv Book Forum and elsewhere. That...
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Jet lag day
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink Reader Contributor I grew up in the Netherlands and have traveled to 20 countries between 2006 and 2016, but it’s been at least five years since I traveled to a place...
Shake, Rattle and Roll: It’s About Time
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist Some amazing thoughts came to me on our 11-hour flight from Osaka, Japan, back to the States last month. The first was the difference between 2019 and 1957 when...
The Sandpoint Eater: Simple Salmon
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist June 9 is Children’s Day, and I’ll certainly be doing my part to celebrate children, happily spending the day riding the rails alongside my two oldest grandsons, 12-year-old...
The Sandpoint Eater: A big appetite for adventure
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist With a big appetite for adventure, and curious to learn more about the exotic region of Southeast Asia, I recently headed to Vietnam and Cambodia. Though I consider...
Emily Articulated: A whole new kind of smirk
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Absentmindedly spooning another mound of sugar into my Peruvian Americano, I looked out the cafe window into Cusco’s central plaza. There were two large cathedrals towering like bookends on...
From the frozen north to the red carpet
By Sharon Lewis Reader Contributor And the winner is … Sharon and Justine for attending this year’s Oscars! How is this possible? Let me explain. Justine Murray and I are avid movie goers and...
Underpants: Bring a Reader, beware the curse
By PollyAnna Reader Columnist A few weeks ago, my boyfriend Dan and I headed south to Belize. We were inspired by the pretty pictures that people like to email to the mysterious Ben Olson. You...
How do you say “I’m an idiot” in Thai?
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The plane wheels screeched to halt, jarring me from my cricked-neck sleep. Massaging the base of my head, I wondered why the hell I hadn’t yet invested in one...
Have bag, will travel
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Contributor In the market for some new luggage? Backpack or roller bag? Hard or soft sided? Packing cubes? Before you purchase, pack, and carry on with those new bags, there’s...
