July 29, 2012
One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance, in a lucky hour, at the world’s end […]
July 22, 2012
I first read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath during my junior year abroad in Paris, in the days before email and internet, when I would […]
July 15, 2012
When I arrived home after interviewing for my job as Assistant Professor of Art at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Doug presented me with an […]
July 8, 2012
Každý je sám svojho šťastia kováč, a phrase my Grandma Thomas used to say. I come from a line of strong Slovak women. I adored my […]
July 7, 2012
I love gold stars or any kind of little reward for my efforts. Mostly, these are private rewards, little things I earn alone. I’ve been earning a […]
July 1, 2012
“The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42.” Some of you reading this blog will know the origins of that […]