Geographic voices

I would be hard pressed to say which narrator of National Geographic television specials was the best. It is therefore fortunate that no…

My trip to Sydney

The folks at the International Quality & Productivity Center had a hard time in 2007 finding someone to deliver the International Keynote Address…

I was born and spent my early years in Houston, and I lived there again in several stretches as an adult, so I…

Not long ago, a friend tagged me on Facebook to participate in a “10 records in 10 days” exercise in which you describe…

It is no secret that I hate mosquitos. On the contrary, I proclaim my feelings freely and often. “Don’t hate,” gentle-souled people might…

The dream began with me in the wings, waiting for my introduction. It wasn’t a large theater — a high school auditorium, maybe,…

When I moved to rural Mississippi from downtown Los Angeles, I knew I was in for environmental shifts beyond just the absence of…

Do you remember the enchanted April when you found love on a hillside outside Bologna? You do? Meraviglioso! Come to Cucina Clayarini and…

The other day, a friend shared a Facebook post by her mother, who had asked to see more complimentary stories about Mississippi and…

I had a dream the other night — I would have reported it sooner except I’ve been busy — that left me perplexed….