Take a break from your regular programming to focus on my obsession I don’t know when it began, my love of all things pretzel. Probably when I first came to Germany at the age of 14, but maybe before that…when eating snack pretzels as a child? Remember those bags of…

Better late than never for this popular book! A friend of mine was visiting Athens a while back while processing his divorce and he recommended that I read Outline from Rachel Cusk. I was also traveling to Greece and the topic of divorce affected us both. Upon finding the word…

A poem Ruby red tea thick with sugar served hot on the train from Luxor to Cairo in little hourglass-shaped cups. Men grasp their middles and sip, others gulp down the sweet tonic between their thick moustaches and thicker chins. …

A contemplation on aging and materiality During my freshman year at St. John’s College, our biology class went to a medical school to examine dissected cadavers after the medical students were done with them. This was a unique privilege, as our professor knew someone and got us special access to…

All Souls' Day Contemplation — I find two trees entwined in a wood, past the chestnuts littering the forest floor like nature’s prickly confetti. At first glance, they appear as one tree split in half at the base, but they grow apart as they seek sunlight. Only digging up their roots could prove trunk autonomy. …

Why the German language can be so fun Compound Words Germans are known for having a word for everything. This is not only due to the observant and intelligent culture of the German-speaking world, but the ingeniousness of German grammar. You can play mix n’ match with nouns, adjectives, verbs, and prepositions to create neologisms all day long! …