Of all the things that I try to teach my high school students about life and literature, the one thing that they always seem to remember is that I’m vegan. Here’s the truth: I hate being labeled a vegan and…

Confessions of a Vegan Vagabond

See Historic Savannah in a Day
Located on Georgia’s east coast, Savannah has gained popularity as a tourist destination since Forrest Gump and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and may well be one of the most charming and mysterious cities to visit…

Going Away and Going Within: How three popular retreat centers in the US size-up
Whether you’re feeling over-worked and over-stressed and need to check out for a few days or weeks, new to solo-travel and are looking for a place to join a group, ready to learn more about yourself, or just interested…

What You Didn’t Learn about Mercer House in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Each time I travel by plane, I always bring a book to read with the expectation of starting and finishing in flight. Until recently, I had never enjoyed the books I’d tried to read while traveling, many of them…

Facing My Fears
I had been facing my fears for months. 2013 became a year of firsts for me as I finalized my divorce from the man I had devoted the past ten years of my life to and began to figure out exactly who I was without him.