The Journal of Cultural Conversation

The Postmistress: Interview With Sarah Blake

Every day I would go up to my study, and for as long as I had–an hour, three hours, five–I would try and build the world. – Sarah Blake, author, The Postmistress Just a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy of The Postmistress. It quickly became one of my [...]

February 5, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

The DailyCandy Lexicon: Words That Don’t Exist But Should

For creative word lovers like many of us, or for those who like to make up their own words (I know you’re out there), The DailyCandy Lexicon is a must. Unfamiliar with Daily Candy? It’s a brief, witty newsletter — one that you’ve actually signed up for. It shares what’s happening around town, from sales [...]

January 29, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

What Does Friendship Mean To You?

In today’s culture, a friend can be many things. A high school friend or university mate, a work confidante or an online connection. Facebook tells me I have more than 800 friends, which led me to think about what friendship – true friendship that’s beyond acquaintance or a one-night drink introduction – really means. This [...]

January 23, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

Finding Places In Books

This is a guest post written by independent writer and journalist Priyanka Sacheti. Growing up in Sultanate of Oman and studying in an international school, I would find myself encountering with great interest and curiosity between pages of books about those cultures vastly different to the cultural universe that I happened to inhabit. During my [...]

January 21, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

What It Means To Be Progressively Global-Minded

Saying one is progressively global-minded sounds cool. Sounds like something I’m into. A definition that reflects my purpose, particularly in relation to my writing and activism. But without a real juicy definition, it could easily turn into a phrase that people say and sounds fascinating, yet no one has any idea what it really means. [...]

January 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

The Pool of Tears by Govind Dandekar

I’m lucky enough to have some of the world’s most talented friends. For the first time, I’m thrilled to publish a short story in The Journal of Cultural Conversation. The Pool of Tears was authored by my amazing friend and brilliant writer Govind Dandekar. A bit about Govind: He was born and raised in Marion, [...]

January 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

Viva La Resolutionists!

This is a guest post by fabulous writer and wildly talented friend Erik Kelly. Ahh, a new year is upon us. The annual kicking-off-the-dust of another year gone by. Bye – bye, sayonara, don’t let the door hit you on your… what I mean to say is… it’s out with the old, in with the [...]

January 6, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

Get That Out Of Your Mouth: What Are Your Words For 2011?

“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” – Buddha Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling I kinda did this exercise last year, definitely did it the two years before and forgot about it [...]

January 1, 2011 CONTINUE READING →