Lena DonovanJune 11, 2023Like the English that, the Icelandic relative pronouns are indeclinable.Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
Lena DonovanJune 6, 2023A noise grew in his throat, grew into a crescendo of braying. It ricocheted off the canyon walls, echoing and looping until the bray…Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Lena DonovanJune 5, 2023Pandas live in the mountain forests of China, where they spend their days eating bamboo or sleeping in the trees. It seems, in some ways…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Lena DonovanJune 2, 2023You don’t necessarily need to make a mixture to sugar for moths, just as you don’t need to blow on dandelion seeds to make a wish. But in…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Lena DonovanMay 11, 2023They found a hiding place by the light of dawn. From it, they could look out over the gray-gold water and watch. They weren’t entirely sure…May 12, 2023May 12, 2023
Lena DonovanMay 2, 2023It wasn’t me — it was my other half. The half of me that was still trying to leap off the edge back into sleep while I drank coffee to…May 3, 2023May 3, 2023
Lena DonovanApril 27, 2023The rest of the time he led a quiet life. But you couldn’t have known that. From the moment you crossed paths, his life was altered. There…Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
Lena DonovanApril 25, 2023The fire in the back made no smoke or heat, only light. It was the sort of fire, she recognized, that was there more for aesthetic than for…Apr 26, 2023Apr 26, 2023
Lena DonovanApril 20, 2023I hope the rain does you good when it falls. It falls often here, but you already know that. It was one of the reasons you listed when you…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Lena DonovanApril 17, 2023There are no fences at the end of the trail. There’s not even a staircase, just a steep descent down a dusty slope before the trail dead…Apr 18, 2023Apr 18, 2023