Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her work. Today’s pick is a companion guide to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Exhibit: Interwoven Globe: The World Textile Trade, 1500-1800. This work examines the global textile industry from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. Dyes from South America, designs from China, cotton…
Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. Today I’m discussing not just one book, but choosing to share with you all of the Christmas-themed books that I have read this December. Christmas with the Colburns by Keely Brooke Keith This is a book that I’ve written about on a…
Hello!Those of you who are regular readers know that I feature another author and his or her book on Writer Wednesday and that I read seasonally. Christmas with the Colburns by Keely Brooke Keith fits that perfectly! Like a winter fire, this novella offers gentle warmth on a cold December night. Keely’s readers of the…
Hello!On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s pick is Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make A Difference by William MacAskill. Thanksgiving is tomorrow and it’s a great time not only to remember what we are thankful for, but to reach out and help others. This…
Hello!On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s pick is The Illustrated Gettysburg Reader: An Eyewitness History of the Civil War’s Greatest Battle by Rod Gragg. In November 1863, Abraham Lincoln stood in Pennsylvania to deliver that fateful speech, words which I was required to memorize to AP US History in…
Hello! In October, I read seasonal stories to create a thrilling atmosphere. I’m in the midst of reading this year’s selections. For today, I’d like to share with you something from the archives, from last year. I wrote about what We Have Always Lived in the Castle and the first horror movie ever have in…
Hello!On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her book. Today I’m looking at two classics I recently read: Franz Kafka’s The Trial and H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man.In some ways, these are inversions of each other. Kafka’s work is invisible justice for a visible man, while Wells’ portrays visible justice for an…
Hello!Today is the autumn equinox. Happy Autumn! May it be fragrantly spiced, beautifully colored and full of happiness for you. In honor of the day, today’s Writer Wednesday is “To Autumn” by William Blake. O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof;…