Losing, Lost, Finding, Found Kerry Beth Neville Ireland The compass originates in China during the Han Dynasty (2nd c BC-1st c AD), and was called a “south-governor,” used not for navigation but fortune telling. How have the stars aligned for me? In his 1088 AD “Dream...
Tacos Arabes Huda Al-Marashi USA In the late 1990s, my husband and I moved to Guadalajara, Mexico as he was attending the local medical school. In our early twenties, California-raised children of Iraqi immigrants, we were both curious and delighted when we heard...
The Essence of Bourdain Madhushree Ghosh USA In the aftermath of a catastrophe, such as a suicide, it is so much easier to be reminiscent and melancholy. We wallow in the why and why not, talk about the day of, and the day after. Where an entire society shares the...
Bitter Melon in Oregon Elizabeth Enslin USA A tropical to subtropical vine, bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is one of the more challenging plants I attempt in our short growing season in northeastern Oregon. Early June storms often threaten as I poke the seeds into...
Adventures in the French Digestive Tract Peter Wortsman USA “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin The cliché is that the French are obsessed with sex. But I would argue that if the French, and Parisians in...
