Alison VilágTravels in Florida: WacissaIn Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida panhandle, there is a place where the Florida Scenic Trail, the Sopchoppy River, and a…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Alison VilágThe (Re)Creation StoryIn the beginning (of spring), winter lingered on in Chicago. April was drawing near, but still, frozen dog shit adorned the sidewalks, the…Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Alison VilágPuffins, Pelts, and Photographs: A Story of Fragile Abundance in the PribilofsEach Friday on St. Paul Island, the gas station–two derelict pumps and a weatherbeaten shed where we pay–becomes the community’s gathering…Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
Alison VilágSarah VillageThe first clear memories I’ve got of my mom come from the beginning of our family’s Berrien Springs days. That would’ve been 1995…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018
Alison VilágPast Tense“It’s been five months,” he says. Says it like it’s a good thing. In the living room, a person, Turning into a past tense.Dec 13, 2017Dec 13, 2017
Alison VilágMalaysian Borneo’s Threatened BiodiversityYou’ve arrived in Kota Kinabalu, jumping-off point for Sabah tourism.Mar 3, 2016Mar 3, 2016
Alison VilágBorneo: PreludeI don’t know when I got so obsessed with the idea of Borneo — or, for that matter, why I got so obsessed with the idea of visiting. I can’t…Feb 16, 2016Feb 16, 2016
Alison VilágCorner: vb; to abruptly acknowledge your locational cluelessness, halt abruptly (typically on a…My spiral contains so much cornering that it must defy all geometric laws, but in life--like in navigating Chiang Mai--sometimes you’ve…Nov 9, 2015Nov 9, 2015
Alison VilágDisconnect to ReconnectDoes our addiction to capturing the moment with external devices detract from the vacation experience we wearily yearn to attain?Apr 7, 2015Apr 7, 2015
