Doing Wall Time
Maybe you’ve heard of Cristiana? She is the 68-year-old daughter of the former Nicaraguan president, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.
Maybe you’ve heard of Cristiana? She is the 68-year-old daughter of the former Nicaraguan president, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.
If the Roman Emperor Hadrian were alive today, I wonder what he might have to say about the tumbled down remains of the 2nd century border wall.
I know this is a blog about walls— But here’s a post about walking, instead. There’s a connection between the two. I promise.
Stretched out before me is more rain gear than I ever imagined owning. Add to that socks and thermal layers of all manner—and blister protection.
I’ve hit a wall—not a real wall but an imagined one in the form of a computer screen capable of sucking up my soul, along with all my words.
The Gin and Tonic in my hand is sweating as am I. It’s after 5:00 p.m. and the sun is still blazing here in Oceanside, California.
Holly Hubbard Preston had never met the person who delivers her newspaper in the middle of every night. She decided to change that.
“Eight years ago, I was standing behind there, washing dishes, not speaking English, an immigrant no one saw,” he told the crowd.
A big fan of The Clash, I remember speeding down the 101 Highway with my friend Robin on my first-ever parent-free road trip.
It’s the Saturday of Semana Santa—Holy Week—in the Spanish city of Córdoba. The place is packed with religious revelers here to witness the processions of the Catholic brotherhoods.
Anna Malaika Tubbs discussed her book, The Three Mothers, with Holly Hubbard Preston and Naomi Chamblin of Napa Bookmine.
What’s a library without a children’s librarian? Holly Hubbard Preston says the townspeople of St. Helena are finding out.
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