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…
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…
“I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. Twilight…
In his series of WW1 epitaphs, Rudyard Kipling comments on the all too common fate of a new soldier at…
They say the day you get a boat is the happiest day of your life. That is, until the day…
Many people know that the poet T. S. Eliot was very fond of cats and indeed created some wonderful cat…
OuLiPo meets Anapestic Tetrameter and the mad, bad and dangerous to know Bored Lyeron (If you feel you must read…
Daffodil: good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy. - from the surrealist dictionary definition generator. Windy today so lots of daffodils nodding…