<i>Sweet Land</i>:<br />the Waltz of Olaf and Inge
* A warning: here be spoilers.
I’ve loved a good story for as long as I can remember. At annual family reunions
in west Texas, I listened to my raucous relatives tell story
Jenni Simmons
Jenni Simmons is the Editor of the <a href="http://www.arthouseamerica.com/blog">Art House America Blog</a>, and a creative nonfiction writer. Her writing has appeared in Comment Magazine and Proximit
Top Ten Reasons to Love Snail Mail
I eagerly awaited the mail every day of 2008 for the following periodicals,
since finding one in the mailbox makes me very happy. There’s always something
worthwhile to read in each room
A Medieval Christmas<br />(Downe in the Heart of Texas)
I’ve been surrounded by musical types all my thirty four years of life. My Dad
plays piano and guitar, my Mom can do a lovely harmony, my Grandfather was a
Baptist minister
The Slow Art of Tea
In some circles, I’m known as the “Tea Lady”, and this cutesy moniker is all my
fault. I drink copious amounts of tea, both steaming and iced.I’ve stashed at
least
3191:<br />A Year of Beautiful, Ordinary Mornings
Lord knows I spend too much time on the Internet. There’s Gmail, Facebook, Etsy
[http://www.etsy.com/], thought-provoking online publications (ahem), an endless
string of inspiring blogs, Flickr [http://www.flickr.