Essays

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BBC Travel piece on Plovdiv and the art of making space

BBC Travel piece on Plovdiv and the art of making space

Bulgaria's second city has a reputation for doing things its own way.

 Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred

Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred

Resisting hatred through curry, friendship, and hospitality

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Writing doesn't have to involve misery.

Cultivating a Good Life in Early Chinese and Ancient Greek Philosophy

Cultivating a Good Life in Early Chinese and Ancient Greek Philosophy

A chapter on Liu Xie, and the myth of the suffering writer