What does a coffee shop mean to you? Is it a cozy enclave where you hunker down with a book or hunch over your work laptop for a few hours? A hub of chatter you head to when it gets too silent in the confines of your room?… Continue reading
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Sunburns, Endless Drives, and Creatures That’ll Eat You Alive: A Review of Bill Bryson’s In A Sunburned Country
If you’re familiar with Bill Bryson’s other books, such as A Walk in the Woods or Notes From a Small Island, you’ll know that he writes about journeys—plane, train, and automobile trips, yes, but also the sheer magic of finding oneself in a place that is wildly unfamiliar with traces of familiarity.… Continue reading
The transition from college to the professional world was a sudden one. At the beginning of May, I was a student scrambling to organize the bibliographies for my final college papers ever; then, I blinked and found myself ending May as an Editorial Assistant.… Continue reading
It’s the week between the end of my academic career and the beginning of my new job. My prior sense of structure has dissolved; I’m left wandering aimlessly through summer afternoon after summer afternoon, relishing sunlit strolls and afternoon cups of peach tea while also fending off the urgent desire to do something more substantive.… Continue reading
When I picked up this novel, I fully expected an enticing thriller. The summary indicated that it had all of the elements of a classic suspense story: the disappearance of two young girls on a remote Russian peninsula; the intense suspicion aroused in an isolated community; the desperate police search that turns up seemingly nothing of value.… Continue reading
