Richard Aldington and Paul Nash: Images of War

7 years ago

Some authors are blessed with illustrators who enhance their work with the distinction of their own. So it was in…

Forgetfulness

7 years ago

Forgetfulness The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking…

Before The Charge: The Great Push, Loos, September 1915

7 years ago

Before the Charge The night is still and the air is keen, Tense with menace the time crawls by, In…

First Day of Fall and the First Autumn Walk

7 years ago

A glorious day for a stroll around  the lake at Innisfree Garden.

The Day That Summer Died

7 years ago

The Day That Summer Died From all around the mourners came The day that Summer died, From hill and valley,…

Kate Millett, Eng Lit and the The Farm in Poughkeepsie

7 years ago

There are pockets of Poughkeepsie that still have a rural look and feel. Cows graze and the corn is ripe…

Blackberrying

7 years ago

Here then, as promised is the indulgence of blackberry poems. (For any very young readers confused by Thirteen Ways of…

Blackberry and Apple Crumble

7 years ago

If we had some bacon we could have bacon and eggs but we've got no eggs. That First World War…

Life in School: A New Year

7 years ago

New teacher orientation; playground supervision; transfixed with horror; a hard time unplugging; curriculum mapping. More Life in School Cartoons Life…

Bitter Strawberries

7 years ago

     Farm work is one of the best jobs for getting to know people as they really are. The…