I kept coming across paintings of London by Yoshio Markino - gauzy portraits of a mysteriously colorful, old-world city often…
There’s something irresistible about a crime story set in a school or college. Like the classic snowbound country house setting,…
The two-forty-five express — Paddington to Market Blandings, first stop Oxford—stood at its piatform with that air of well-bred reserve…
"We were young and we were keen; Europe was in flames, and we were ready for whatever came." “I used…
Thanks to the #1970 Club, I've spent the spare moments of the past week immersed in The Female Eunuch and…
Thanks to the #1970 Club, I have a new mog in my life and a new literary best friend in…
The #1970 Club is starting tomorrow (October 14th) and I'm prepared with some reading and re-reading. 1970 offers a rich…
We've been lucky with the weather in NYC this September. Many bright, warm days The aftermath of the powerful hurricane…
In Meaning Loss, Sanje Ratnavale has written a practical and timely contribution to an important debate that all schools should…
Half a century ago I received an anonymous telephone call from a woman who said she had found my name…