There’s a passage I like to think about in the final book of The Avignon Quintet. The text follows a caravan of characters to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer for the annual gypsy gathering in the south of France. Celebrating and anointing the statue of Saint Sara, they enjoy themselves in the seaside town, and they rediscover an old …
Like many teachers and students, I’m trapped measuring time in units of academic terms. As this semester ends, I can’t help acknowledging that it has passed more quickly than I expected it to do. The summer seems so recent! But considering a semester by its extremes is like considering a library by its bookends, and …
The summer has officially arrived for us all in the northern hemisphere. And while other seasons commonly signal busy schedules, whether with classes or other work, the summer is a good time to relax and think of our society friends we see only every couple of years. This summer is no different! Halfway between On …
