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ICELAND WRITERS RETREAT

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ericajgreen

As a freelance writer and editor, I’m always working on a number of projects under the umbrella of publishing. One new, big, exciting project is (drum roll): THE ICELAND WRITERS RETREAT! The excellent Eliza Reid and I have founded this … Continue reading →

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WRINKLE

Posted on June 14, 2012 by ericajgreen

Somewhere there is a wrinkle. A sheet flips in a breeze. A hand brushes through the air. And with that, it is as if nothing has skipped or moved. Nothing jumped or caught. As if, in a linear manner, life … Continue reading →

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TROLLS, BONFIRES & PUTREFIED SKATE—Surviving the Holidays in Iceland

Posted on January 2, 2012 by ericajgreen

I spent December talking about trolls: the one with the big nose that sniffs doorways, the peeping tom troll, the one with an unusually long tongue that licks empty bowls, or the sly one that steals Skyr (yogurt). Staying in … Continue reading →

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AUTUMN IN ICELAND

Posted on October 8, 2011 by ericajgreen

Snow dusts the top of the great mountain and the wind howls something fierce. Air whistles and screams through the chimney as the gusts blow sheets of rain. Waves of water move sideways in the grey world outside. Grateful to … Continue reading →

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MY MOSCOW FAVORITES

Posted on June 24, 2011 by ericajgreen

  MY MUST-SEE PLACES & THINGS TO DO –BANYA BEATDOWN: On a wintry day, what could be better than watching women of all sizes beat each other with birch leaves, sweat and pray in the steam room, or plunge in … Continue reading →

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Ice, Ice Baby

Posted on January 18, 2011 by ericajgreen

The streets are slick with black ice. A huge chunk of frozen snow hangs precariously above our side door. Yesterday, in Saint Petersburg, a six-year-old was killed by a falling icicle. All I can think of is that thin, wet, … Continue reading →

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HOUSEWIFERY

Posted on December 21, 2010 by ericajgreen

I’ve spent the last few weeks channeling January Jones. Like the blonde bombshell on Mad Men, I donned attractive frocks, carefully placed the crudités on the coffee table and, drink in hand, presided over receptions for my husband’s colleagues and … Continue reading →

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