My boots crunched loudly through the snow – its surface uniformly encrusted by exposure to last night’s cool air. A few inches in the...

The Icelandic sagas possess their own unique flair. Like many sagas of medieval Scandinavia – they tell tales of heroes, monsters, and

In the pinnacle of midday summer heat, we approached a small group of jeeps on the dusty roadside. The members of each car stared...

No colors except green and black the walls are green the sky is black (there is no roof) the stars are green the Widow is green but her...

People frequently relate the Great Lakes more to oceans than lakes. The five lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior have...

Sibö is the creator. The all-knowing. The chief God. There was nothing before Sibö. Thus, Sibö created the Earth. But when Sibö...

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz,    or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:  I love you as one loves certain

Maté is a cultural tenet of southern South America. If you’ve ever been through Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, or Uruguay - odds are you’ve...