The human psyche panics when forced to sit with emptiness, the solitary process of creating something from nothing.
Tag: iceland
Monoglot
Of the many things that embarrass me about being an American abroad—that we’re so loud, that we take up so much space, that we’re so high maintenance—what most embarrasses me is my functional inability to speak anything but English.
Snaefellsnes Peninsula by John Barrett
Iceland North of Borgarnes, we head towards the coastal reaches of the Snaefellsnes peninsula, gracing the Snaefellajokull glacier-covered volcano, more … More
Iceland’s Borgarfjordur by John A. Barrett
We head north towards the Borgarfjordur region. With little spring traffic, we soon enter the 6-kilometer Hvalfjordur undersea tunnel towards … More
The Farmer’s Sermon by Beth Chardack
Essay: The farmer invites us for a tour of the small church a short walk from his farmhouse. It’s a remnant … More
The Reykjanes Peninsula by John .A. Barrett
Iceland – The Reykjanes Peninsula With my wife Sue, we stand on the southwest edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, the … More