The Year Without a Summer — When the Sky Stole the Sun
In 1815, the eruption of Mount Tambora stole summer from the world. Snow fell in June, crops failed, and skies turned strange and golden. This essay explores how one volcano reshaped lives, art, and our understanding of a fragile, connected planet.
Sappho — The Poet Who Refused to Be Silenced
Sappho didn’t write about empires—she wrote about the heart. Lost for centuries and surviving in fragments, her lyric voice still redefines what counts as history.