To qualify as an epic journey, must an act of travel include the crossing of dark mountains, raging seas or searing deserts? Must the traveler lose her way for days, months, or even years, battle monsters and villains, and finally reach that point where it seems she must give up and go home, only to summon the final push of courage to reach her destination? … More Grandmothers, Grasshoppers and the Grandest of Journeys