The World In Between

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• Ode to My Refrigerator

  By Julie Callahan on October 9, 2017 • ( 8 )

  

  My refrigerator is tucked beneath a two-burner stove top. In a prior life, it might have been a college beer fridge, but if you look inside this refrigerator, you will find a slab of butter, a half pot of jam,… Read More ›

• Should We Stay or Should We Go?

  By Julie Callahan on September 28, 2017 • ( 11 )

  

  We’ve kicked the can down the road long enough. Next year is coming. We need to decide what we’re going to do. More specifically, where we’re going to live. To a degree, this came to a head in Saint Malo… Read More ›

• Please, don’t touch the produce

  By Julie Callahan on September 21, 2017 • ( 2 )

  It was thrilling, and completely unexpected: to meet someone who so obviously hated Pat and liked me. This never happens. Except here in France. With a certain produce vendor. This was years ago, and we were staying on Ile Saint… Read More ›

• Sunday Evening at the Anchor Bar

  By Julie Callahan on September 13, 2017 • ( 10 )

  

  Fall comes early to Ireland. By mid-August, each day is noticeably shorter than the last. The weather doesn’t so much change as it doubles down. The wind blows slightly stronger. The rain grows more persistent. Kids return to school. After… Read More ›

• Happiness is …

  By Julie Callahan on September 7, 2017 • ( 9 )

  

  Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang sang a song when I was young: Happiness is finding a pencil. Pizza with sausage. Tying your shoes for the very first time. Lately, I’ve thought a lot about happiness. If you are considering… Read More ›

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