Marching Men

7 years ago

Literary reputations come and go, rise and fall like food fads and fashion. Marjorie Pickthall - once so highly regarded that…

On the Disadvantages of Central Heating

7 years ago

Hard to think of a better example of misplaced romantic nostalgia than yearning for the days before the era of…

What The Living Do

7 years ago

I've been reading the quite wonderful Tirzah Garwood memoir Long Live Great Barfield - a book that deserves several posts…

It’s December

7 years ago

It's December and the full onslaught of the cultural waterboarding of commercial Christmas is about to roll out. Before it…

Saki: The Open Window and the Birds of WW1

7 years ago

"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon," said the niece, indicating a large…

Things that Matter

7 years ago

We had just evacuated all the students to the playground, lined them up and done a head count. It wasn't…

Let America Be America Again

7 years ago

Langston Hughes wrote this in 1935.  It had meaning and relevance then. It still has. Read it. Let America Be…

That Cursèd Wood

7 years ago

Some strolls have a destination. And so it was on the day we crossed the park by Harlem Meer at…

Beavering

7 years ago

Big excitement on The Daily Stroll! There we were, just strolling along the part of the Appalachian Trail than runs…

Ode to Garlic

7 years ago

I don't think I peeled a clove of garlic until I was at least 21. It wasn't because I didn't…