by AnnSheybani | Jul 7, 2015 | adventure, Life, purpose
My friend Katerina introduced me to a Youtube series called Shots of Awe. Get me started watching them, and I can pretty much forget about getting anything productive done. Each day I talk to people who can’t remember what they enjoy. They feel like they have... by AnnSheybani | Jul 6, 2015 | adventure, change, County Cork, Cultural Issues, Frances Mayes, Funny books, Ireland, Life, Peter Mayle, Reading
I received this question last week, one that both Walt and I get more frequently, so I thought I’d answer it here. I’m so intrigued with how you and Walt move back and forth between the U.S. and Ireland. I’m just totally curious. How do you two decide... by AnnSheybani | Jun 29, 2015 | Life
I’m down to the final countdown. The last day or two before I disappear to Ireland for a good long while. Lots of stuff to get done. Lots of people I need to see so I’m not labeled the shittiest friend in the world. And I feel all of that familiar... by AnnSheybani | Jun 22, 2015 | Annita P. Sawyer, books, Eating Glass, Reading
I’ve been gobbling up Annita P. Sawyer’s new book: Smoking Cigarettes, Eating Glass. This was the memoir she was working on when we studied together at Bread Loaf, a prestigious writing conference in Middlebury, Vermont. Like me, Annita was sitting in class... by AnnSheybani | Jun 17, 2015 | Life
I was lazing around on the couch this morning flipping through The New York Times Magazine when I ran into an article about the latest Youtube sensation. Tyler Oakley is a young, gay man who posts videos about the stuff he thinks about on a day-to-day basis. And he...
