The Wave and the Mountain
The framed photograph of my mother, happy and dressed for my brother’s wedding, sits on a Korean chest in my …
Tag Archives: Travel
From Many, One
We have a new subway line in New York, the “Q”, which runs up the East Side of Manhattan and …
Of Silk and Worms
You can tell a great deal about a people by looking at what they make and what they eat, at …
Little t and Big C
A recent visit to Asia brought into sharp focus the differences that can exist between two places with shared history, …
Poets' Sinews 