by Jerri Dell | Mar 29, 2022 | Art, Family, Living Abroad, Memoir, Travel
Azulejo is a lovely Portuguese word that rolls off the tongue in a way that its English translation “tile” just doesn’t. But in Portugal the azulejo is much more than a tile, it is iconic of Portuguese culture. For centuries, azulejos have embellished ... 
by Jerri Dell | Mar 15, 2022 | About Writing, Living Abroad, Memoir, Travel
Blogging is such a 21st Century thing to do, but despite my 20th century reservations, a while ago I took the advice of my publisher and some of my younger friends and gave it a try. To be honest, though, I was truly convinced to blog only after I considered all the... 
by Jerri Dell | Dec 10, 2021 | About Writing, Books, Friends, Memoir, Travel
For some time now, I’ve tried to write an “Ode to Main Street Books”. Alas, I’m not a poet and writing an ode is quite beyond me. So, I’ll post this blog instead! It’s hard to exaggerate how happy it makes me to walk into the bookstore on Main Street in Frostburg and... 
by Jerri Dell | Nov 22, 2021 | About Writing, Books, Friends, Memoir, The World Bank, Travel
As of today, my book stops being mine alone. Now it is out in the world for anyone to see. I find this just slightly amazing. Saly Portudal, Senegal, 1991 The only thing that could match my delight in learning of my book’s release was being able to celebrate the... 
by Jerri Dell | Nov 2, 2021 | About Writing, Books, Memoir, The World Bank
You’ve been alone so long with your book – a memoir about thirty years of your life. Your obsessive and solitary pursuit. At last you call it done. You hand it to your publisher to take it from there. You worry whether your story is engaging enough,... 
by Jerri Dell | Oct 10, 2021 | Art, Books, Family, Memoir
A week before I returned to our house in Portugal, USPS brought me the box I’d been eagerly awaiting for weeks. Not a large box, but big enough to hold several Advance Reading Copies of my book– Expecting the World –a memoir of the thirty years I worked...
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