Travel imparts one with the indelible impression that something is out there. That something may not be the existence of God, but it is certainly the existence of the rest of the world. Plus, it’s harder to kill those you’ve met.
Willow Schenwar
Willow Schenwar teaches in the Department of English at The University of Illinois, Chicago. Her writing has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tikkun, Passages North, Truthout, and elsewhere. She lives in Chicago alongside Lake Michigan with her partner, son, and cat Zams.