The Swahili word “safari” means trip.
In our lifetimes, we all embark on multiple safaris — trips that are sometimes real and other times, imaginary or metaphorical. What better way is there to keep tabs on our daily journeys (to places known and unknown) than through the written word? Join us on a daily literary safari as we travel and discover the world through books, art, movies, music, family, and more.Featured Stories
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Game On: Teaching Middle Schoolers to Think Like History Detectives
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The Call of Curation
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What Can You Do with Just 13 Words?
Posted on September 30, 2010 | 3 CommentsThirteen words take a stylish turn with Lemony Snicket and Maira Kalman, leaving me with a craving for cake. -
I Heart My New(ish) Desk
Posted on September 28, 2010 | 3 CommentsListening to the birds chirp at my new desk. -
A Dress Made Up of Morning Pages
Posted on July 20, 2010 | 1 CommentA dress made up of morning pages reminds me to go back to writing them. -
Jehangir Mehta: The Next Iron Chef?
Posted on November 22, 2009 | No CommentsOriginal post at Sepia Mutiny. A couple of weeks ago, I tuned in to the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef to find a sophisticated, soft spoken, skinny desi chef... -
Wanted: “Only in New York” Stories
Posted on October 28, 2009 | No CommentsHelp preserve what’s left of the weirdness of New York. Submit a Twitter’ish length short (about 60 words or so) in response to the question: What’s the strangest, craziest thing... -
Cooking It Up at the Indian Culinary Center
Posted on June 12, 2009 | 4 CommentsI was intrigued, but slightly skeptical when I signed up for a cooking class at the newly-opened Indian Culinary Center a few weeks ago. What could I, a vegetarian who... -
Hooked
Posted on April 12, 2009 | 1 CommentJessica Craig-Martin/Greenberg Van Doren Gallery (NYT) This picture in today’s New York Times magazine (“The Way We Live Now”) made me smile. These uppity lunching ladies really need to make... -
And the Winner Is …
Posted on February 23, 2009 | 3 CommentsNo, I’m not referring to Slumdog Millionaire’s sweep at the Oscars last night (though I will take this opportunity to say that I did have a feeling this would happen... -
Flex Your Writing Muscles: Write a Six-Word Valentine & Enter Our Contest for a Free Book
Posted on February 12, 2009 | 18 CommentsSubmit your six word love memoir here and enter to win a free copy of Six Word Memoirs of Love and Heartbreak, courtesy of SMITH magazine. Our guest judge will be... -
Devotional Obama
Posted on February 9, 2009 | 1 CommentOriginally published at Sepia Mutiny on February 1, 2009 . We’ve heard bout Bollywood Obama and I’ve written about the Japanese town of Obama’s boppy theme song “Obama is beautiful... -
The Inauguration, At Last
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 2 CommentsAre blogs becoming irrelevant given the ease with which we can post articles and poems and anything else of interest to our facebook profiles? It may be a function of...