By Anne Sigmon We all call barbarous anything that is contrary to our own habits. ―Michel de Montaigne, The Compete Essays We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. ― Martin Luther King Jr., speech in St. Louis, March 22, 1964 The front page pictured a lifeless Syrian child, dusty […]

By Steven Law Faced with a difficult life decision, he seeks solace in the wilderness. The air was cold and still, a skin-tightening astringent kiss from mother nature welcoming me back. And nothing moved. The precedent stillness before the storm. Like God pausing to wrap a pull cord around a tornado. It gave me a […]

By Darrin DuFord For one well-traveled Colombian chef, the culinary intersection of country and city is served with a side of 80s arena rock and a phantom mouthful of water hyacinth. The structure I’d just entered loosely counted as a building—part indoor, part outdoor, depending on how much light pierced the gaps in the zinc […]

By Brice Particelli Two friends, a leaky raft, and the Bronx River. We splurged on the raft. While the picture on the box clearly showed two young kids paddling a placid lake, it also boasted a “motor-mount fitting” for an engine. It was comforting to know that this raft at least pretended to be built for […]