We departed the Bulgarian village during one of those still midwinter nights when sounds are muffled, the lanes deserted and you listen for the cracking twig, the stealthy footstep, the jackal’s howl.
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Thanksgiving this year was different than last year. No turkey, no long table with twenty or thirty family and friends. Being an American holiday, Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated on Gozo, or anyplace else in the world, except by expat groups and … Continue reading->
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Yes, that’s an ice cube in my wine glass. Before you oenophiles fire up your keyboards and castigate me for being a tasteless prole, consider this: the room temperature at which wine is ’supposed’ to be served is derived from … Continue reading->
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Mediterranean Autumn On this tiny island south of Sicily and a rifle shot from Africa, autumn is not a matter of falling leaves and plunging temperatures. Here the onset of autumn is marked by the departure of tourist hordes, occasional … Continue reading->
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On The Beat Most of the good people of Malta, should be weeping and wailing because most of them missed the most uplifting event to take place on the lovely little island of Gozo since the Knights of St. John … Continue reading->
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Today I walked in the footsteps of Ulysses. We’re now on the island of Gozo, which many historians agree was in the ancient world the isle of Calypso, where Ulysses was shipwrecked while wandering in search of his home after … Continue reading->
Sun, Apr 5, 2020: Killing Mr. Jones
Wed, Apr 1, 2020: On Hoarding
Mon, Mar 30, 2020: Masks Save Lives – Covid-19
Sun, Mar 29, 2020: Visions of Apocalypse
Fri, Aug 23, 2019: Hijacked Twitter
Sun, Aug 18, 2019: The Incident
Sat, Aug 10, 2019: Seas and Oceans Without End
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