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19 Oct 2017

First Undertow Interview: American Studies Blog, Leuphana University, Germany

by Charlene L. Edge | posted in: Cults, Fundamentalism, Travels | 0

What did I say in my first published interview? Subscribers, you’re among the first to know. From Germany with Love Last summer, Professor Maria Moss at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany, invited me to give a presentation about my cult experience to students and faculty in the American Studies Department. … [Read more…]

10 May 2017

High on Mother’s Day: Tibet 2009

by Charlene L. Edge | posted in: On My Mind, Travels | 3

Happy Mothers Day this Sunday to all you mommas out there. As it approaches this year, I think back on the most unusual one I ever experienced—one I spent with my husband, Hoyt, eight years ago in Lhasa, Tibet (2009). At an altitude of about 11,450 feet, Lhasa has been the center … [Read more…]

23 Feb 2017

Kells, Poetry, and Hoyt’s Birthday

by Charlene L. Edge | posted in: Curiosities, On My Mind, Travels | 2

First, happy birthday today to Hoyt, my extraordinary husband and love of my life. A few years ago, Hoyt and I visited Kells, a village in Ireland. Beautiful, green, moody, Ireland! Here’s a gift from Ireland. You may know of the famous Book of Kells, an extraordinary version of the four … [Read more…]

26 Jul 2016

Tribute to Renate

by Charlene L. Edge | posted in: On My Mind, Travels | 15

Life is shorter than we think. That’s cliché, I know, but clichés are clichés for a reason. They carry a truth. Have you ever had a new friend that you wished, after you discovered they must soon move away, that you’d spent more time with? Have you fallen into the habit of expecting your friends … [Read more…]

13 Jul 2016

Part 7: Wilderness Beyond – Patagonia and Its Pushy Wind

by Charlene L. Edge | posted in: Travels | 7

Where is Patagonia? Is it a country? A sportswear company? Patagonia IS a company that sells expensive outdoor adventure clothes but it is not a country. It is an area in the southern part of South America that stretches east to west across Chile and Argentina where the wind blusters and wildness rules. After our cruise … [Read more…]

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