Midweek Musing

I post bi-weekly about writing, editing, teaching, and travel.

For What It's Worth

It's a busy week, and I don't have time for a full post today. I included this image in last week's newsletter, but I like it enough to...

The Turkish "Evil Eye"

In addition to the amazing food in Turkey (more on that later), one of the first things I noticed in Istanbul were the Turkish Evil Eye...

Hope, Fear, and Grading

Here it is, the end of Wednesday, and I've not had time for my usual post. I blame the above stack of papers. Everyone says the worst...

Sinaia

In my last post, I talked about Peleș Castle in Sinaia, but I didn't talk much about the city of Sinaia itself. Although I was only...

The White and Black Towers

The White Tower (Turnul Alb) The Black Tower (Turnal Negru) Sitting beside the Council Square (Piața Sfatului) in Brasov are two striking...

To Be Remembered

In this post, I stray from my usual writing theme, though you had better believe I edited this for hours before posting! Reflection of...

Bucharest, the "Little Paris of the East"

The Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest As promised, here at the start of 2023, I've decided to revisit Europe with you, my readers. Each...

Come, Storm

Forest of my childhood braved, blazed, razed, consumed by the night. Stands solemn now in winter. Fights fire with ice. My dad and I...

Home, Not Home

It's always strange, being home. Home where I was a child, where I became a not-child, where I am not a child anymore. I sat on this tree...

The Road Not Taken

As I'm leaving for Romania in two days, and in relation to this post, sharing this quintessential Robert Frost poem for this week's...

Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

I have always loved this poem. It is first seen in Gandalf's letter to Frodo in Bree. In that letter, it appears as part of a...