eye rhyme /ˈī ˌrīm/ noun An eye rhyme, also called a visual rhyme or a sight rhyme, is a rhyme…
I came across "The Consent" when I was exploring Howard Nemerov's life and work for some other posts. It seems…
Stickybeak NOUN: an intrusive, meddlesome, busybody, nosy parker who sticks their nose (beak) into other people's business. The act of…
The Year Begins in October Armistead Maupin based his vignettes of gay life in 1970s San Francisco - Tales of…
Together with a whole lot of other readers in the UK in 1976, I read Wilt - the first in…
"Attention at Poughkeepsie" is how announcements begin over the sound system at Poughkeepsie station. Trains and stations have nothing at…
Hands down, this is the best book I've read all year: All For Nothing by Walter Kempowski. It's the bitter…
Carole Robertson (14), Carol Denise McNair (11), Addie Mae Collins (14), and Cynthia Wesley (14) died on September 15, 1963,…
There's a stretch on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail just south of the Binnewater Kilns parking lot in Rosendale that…
First Grade by Ron Kortgee Until then, every forest had wolves in it, we thought it would be fun to…
We're not likely to be flying anywhere anytime soon so here's the next best thing: A trip back in time…
Thick mist on the Hudson this morning. No sign of the water or either bank from the center of the…
Digging into the women writers of WW2 led me to the short stories of Anna Kavan whose life and work…
As cats age - the leaping and jumping that once was so effortless is more of a struggle. You may…
“I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. Twilight…