Julie Pesano is an English Instructor at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, where she blends her passion for literature, travel, writing, and study abroad. She has taught composition and literature courses in Paris and London, and has also written literary tours of Great Britain, Northern California, and Paris. Her award-winning writing and publications can be found at juliepesano.com.
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot - Jack London, 1916
On a long-shadowed October morning, Eric and I crunched our way up the fallen-leaf trail to Jack London’s gravesite in Glen Ellen, California. The air smelled of dried eucalyptus that shaded the single-track path and made my sweater a comfort. Surprisingly, no one else was there, allowing us our own private viewing of this historic […]
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