It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor…
I began this post in 2017. The original focus was Louis MacNeice's's poem "Brother Fire". MacNeice was a fire-watcher during…
Tammy Duckworth is a Senator from Illinois and fourteen years ago she was a captain with the Illinois National Guard…
I like the title of this book about how to do school right: Timeless Learning. The launch date is August…
"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon," said the niece, indicating a large…
I don't think I peeled a clove of garlic until I was at least 21. It wasn't because I didn't…
Some authors are blessed with illustrators who enhance their work with the distinction of their own. So it was in…
Before the Charge The night is still and the air is keen, Tense with menace the time crawls by, In…
There are pockets of Poughkeepsie that still have a rural look and feel. Cows graze and the corn is ripe…
I'm not giving anything away by quoting the deep irony of the last lines of Saplings: Turns you over, don’t…