Books & Reading

When one book sparks another

Try this 'book flight': Cleavage and She's not There by Jennifer Finney Boylan, and Conundrum by Jan Morris. Three excellent reads.

Oct 5, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

Summer reading success

I'd love to tell you about a few of my favourites from my last 3 months of reading.

Oct 3, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

Stars, or the absence of stars?

I know that I can put words on the page, every day. But can I inhabit the dark places in between the stars? The place where I contemplate, investigate…

Sep 28, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

Welcome to Jumble of Sea Glass

Musings, soul searchings, silliness, and more. A jumble of things I'm learning on my journey.

Sep 21, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

Watching shifting clouds in the sky

For a moment, I felt like von Arnim's characters in The Enchanted April.

Sep 17, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

Morning writing on the back deck - true sign of fall

I'm basking in this seasonal change, and I'm taking notice of every little shift.

Sep 16, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

I believe there really is value in giving people the opportunity to just write for writing's sake.

Sep 13, 2025 • JL Orr of The Travel Paradox

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