Forgetfulness The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking…
There are pockets of Poughkeepsie that still have a rural look and feel. Cows graze and the corn is ripe…
Farm work is one of the best jobs for getting to know people as they really are. The…
Paul Nash's fascination with aerial bombardment led him to an ecstatic vision of “the sky blossoming with floating flowers”. This,…
Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge...…
"I was so rushed I had not time to go into the details," - Cyril Ratcliffe. The political leaders of…
After early mist the morning of Sunday August 18 1940 was bright with clear skies. It came to be known…
The land army fights in the fields. It is in the fields of Britain that the most critical battle of…
In Ivor Gurney's nightmarish vision, the dead among the living bear dire warnings and mockery. Ballad of the Three Spectres…
Some culinary disasters can be repurposed. Here is Glen Baxter on polenta: And then there are times when you just…