Vacation? Who said vacation?
I meant a writing retreat, the only kind of get-away available to me this summer. It started in January: an idea, the reality of the dissertation and a looming deadline, some conversation, scheming and scheduling. So it happened that I went all the way to Pacific City, Oregon to [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 21, 2008
The Dissertation, the Oregon Coast, and a Few Raw Oysters
July 4, 2008
The Discovery of India
“What’s Sri Lankan food like? Is it like Indian food?”
I never know how to answer this question. What is Indian food like anyway? There’s the food of South India, redolent of hot chilli and curry leaves. The food of the north uses more yogurt and less coconut milk. The Parsis, [...]
