Author: Krista Lyn White
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The Stars of Quaintness
Was I seeing stars? Or just the future? My first time in “la cave” was in 2007, and the vintner (the uncle of a friend) asked, “What’s the year of your birth?” I told him after some pause, unsure of why he had asked. To this day, I have no idea why he opened that…
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The Purpose of Fairy Tales
“The Emperor’s New Clothes” is a favorite of mine. Written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, it demonstrates what fiction should do: teach a truth about the human condition. Fiction (good fiction!) usually penetrates the conscience better than direct truth. It’s one reason, I believe, children should still have fairy tales read to them.…
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America, Café du Monde and Lache Pas La Patate
European friends often ask me to describe a typical American meal. Much to their surprise I tell them that there isn’t a typical American meal. It depends on where you live in the country. America is a country of immigrants. I was reminded of this unique aspect of my country yesterday, while in the New…
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DNA is Poetry
Code is poetry? DNA is code. DNA is poetry. Look at your hand, your foot, your child’s face. And tell me, “What love! What poetry!” “DNA is Code: Who Coded It?”
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
The series to which The Clan of the Cave Bear belongs was a favorite of my maternal grandmother. I can remember in the 80s and 90s, seeing the thick volumes laying on the little table next to her chair in the family room. But, aside from the first five pages just now, I’ve never been…
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Redshifts, Einstein and the Beginning
In 1905, Einstein published his theory of special relativity: E = mc2. Energy (E) equals mass (M) times the speed of light squared. However, Einstein was a bit troubled with his theory, as it did not allow for acceleration. He then spent the next ten years, trying to come up with a way to do…