Wayfarers All

The Wayfarers All issue of American Athenaeum takes readers through a variety of literary contributions asking the questions: where have you traveled and where will you journey next? The title refers to a chapter in the beloved children's book, "A Wind in the Willow" by Kenneth Grahame, where Ratty is tempted to travel far and wide, despite his love of home. As our literary journal publishes "voices," set up like a museum-a museum of words-you'll encounter orators from the past, right alongside contemporary ones, including: a blind photographer; a Goth girl; a father coping with Asperger's; a Voodoo queen bent on redemption; a naturopathic doctor; a Pagan editor; a Vermont gardener; the voices of Chernobyl; an American learning Shodô in Japan; an Israeli Jew, whose face is being used by anti-Semitic protesters; an American ex-pat living in France; and many more. With photography from the extraordinary Dana Montlack, whose "Sea of Cortez" exhibit is currently being shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego; and an in-depth interview with award-winning author, Noble Smith, it's an issue you won't want to miss!